LLL- Live - Module 3
              LLL- Live - Module 3
              Nutritional Assessment
              Nutritional Assessment
              and Techniques
              and Techniques
              Nutritional Screening and Assessment
              Nutritional Screening and Assessment
              ESPEN -Istanbul, 19. October 2006
              ESPEN -Istanbul, 19. October 2006
               RémyMeier, MD, Liestal, Switzerland
               RémyMeier, MD, Liestal, Switzerland
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           Learning objectives   
           Learning objectives   
           • To be able to identify patients at risk for
           • To be able to identify patients at risk for
             malnutrition
              malnutrition
           • To use the appropriate test for
           • To use the appropriate test for
             nutritional screening and assessments
              nutritional screening and assessments
           • To know the strengths and limits of 
           • To know the strengths and limits of 
             these tests
              these tests
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           Nutritional deficiencies
           Nutritional deficiencies
           and malnutrition are a 
           and malnutrition are a 
           significant problem in 
           significant problem in 
           clinical practice
           clinical practice
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            Prevalence of Malnutrition
            Prevalence of Malnutrition
           • ambulatory outpatients                       1-15%
           • ambulatory outpatients                       1-15%
           • institutionalized patients                 25-60%
           • institutionalized patients                 25-60%
           • hospitalized patients                      35-65%
           • hospitalized patients                      35-65%
           Omranet al, Nutrition 2000
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