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Your friend Rohan is medical nutrition therapist in a city hospital.

a) Indicate any four methods he will use to obtain the information on the patient‟s nutritional status and needs.

b) Which is the best mode of feeding he will suggest for your grandfather who has undergone mouth surgery and why?

c) What type of diet he will recommend for your grandfather once he recovers and why?

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A. Four methods he uses to obtain the information on the patient‟s nutritional status and needs-

• Anthropometric measurements (Height, weight, head and chest circumference)

• Biochemical assessment (Relating the information of laboratory and physical measurements with the above information).

• Clinical Assessment (Obtaining detailed information on health, diet, personal and medication histories).

• Disease Identification (Using the above information to identify potential nutritional deficiencies and risk of future deficiencies).

B. Best mode of feeding he will suggest for your grandfather who has undergone mouth surgery-

Intravenous Feeding

Reason- A special solution is given to support body functions when gastro intestinal tract is not functioning properly.

C. Type of diet recommended for grandfather once he recovers –

Mechanical Diet.

Reason- It includes soft, mashed and pureed foods are preferred which is easy to chew and digest.

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