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Description:
Includes new and updated tests and reference ranges.
Adaptable material for the hospital, private practice
and long term care setting intended for dietitians,
nurses and any other healthcare professionals working in
these environments. An integrated approach to
nutritional assessment that goes beyond the
anthropometric measures and physical findings to include
dietary intake and laboratory values.
Behavioral Objectives:
At the conclusion of the home study course the successful participant will be able to:
- List the four areas of criteria necessary for a complete nutritional assessment.
- Identify 5 different factors that influence lab values.
- Explain how stress effects our nutritional requirements.
- List 2 factors that should be considered when ordering lab tests.
- Identify 3 hydrations issues that patients can experience.
- Explain the nutritional significance of glucose blood levels.
- Explain the nutritional significance of fluid and electrolyte levels.
- Explain the nutritional significance of kidney function tests.
- Explain the nutritional significance of blood lipid & markers for heart disease.
- Explain the nutritional significance of protein and protein markers.
- Explain the nutritional significance of liver and cardiac enzymes.
- Explain the nutritional significance of Iron, TIBC, Transferrin & Transferrin Saturation.
- Explain the nutritional significance of CBC with Differential & Platelets.
Who Should Be Interested:
RDs.
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Table of Contents:
Introduction
- Measures of Nutritional Status
- Factors Influencing Lab Values
- Factors to consider when ordering lab tests
- The Physiology of Stress
Laboratory Reference:
Glucose, blood
- Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
- HgbA1C Glycoscylated Hemoglobin
- Fructosamine or Protein Bound Glucose
- Insulin, Fasting
Fluid & Electrolytes
- Sodium, Serum
- Potassium, Serum
- Chloride
- Phosphorus
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Carbon Dioxide
Hydration Issues
- Water
- Dehydration vs. Volume Depletion
- How do you measure dehydration?
- Osmolality
Kidney Function Tests
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
- Ammonia, blood
- Creatinine
- Protein, Urine
- Uric Acid
Blood Lipids & Markers for Heart Disease
- Cholesterol, Total
- Triglycerides
- Homocysteine (HCY)
- C-Reactive Protein
Protein, and Protein Markers
- Protein, (Blood) Total
- Albumin
- Globulin
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio
- Pre-albumin
- Ferritin
- Retinol-Binding Protein
- Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1) (Somatomedin C)
A Case Study: Is this protein deficiency?A Case Study: Compromised immunity
- Liver and Cardiac Enzymes
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
- Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH)
- Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK)
- Troponins
Iron, TIBC, Transferrin, Transferrin Saturation
- RBC Indices for Anemia
- Folate
- Vitamin B12
- Methyl Malonic Acid (MMA)
- Schilling test (for B12 absorption)
CBC with Differential & Platelets
- WBC
- Neutrophils
- Lymphocytes
- Monocytes
- Basophils and Eosinophils
- RBC
- Hemogloblin
- Hematocrit
- Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
- Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
Thyroid Tests
- T4 (Thyroxine)
- T3 (Triiodothyronine)
- TSH
- Free T4
- Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin
- Antithyroglobulin Antibody Test
Misc. Nutrients
- Vitamin K
- Chromium
- Zinc
- Essential Fatty Acids
- Co Enzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
- Carnitine
APPENDIX A: Conversion table for SI Units
APPENDIX B: Abbreviations, References
Faculty Bio:
This program is presented by
Jackie Storm PhD, CNS.
Jackie has over 30 years of experience as a
nutritionist/health educator, providing individual
counseling and workshops. She is also a national lecturer,
has held adjunct faculty positions at several colleges,
hosted a nutrition based radio program in the New York City
area and contributed to a variety of professional
publications. Despite her full schedule, she continues to be
involved several national nutrition based organizations. She
applies this full body of education and experience to her
two publications; Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional
Status and Drug/Nutrient Interactions.
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