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Case Study/Nutritional Care Plan

A nutritional case study evaluates a patient's progress on their nutritional status, dietary habits, and health outcomes over a period of time in relation to a health issue like obesity, malnutrition, chronic disease, etc.

Question: Prepare the following for your case study:

• Choose a disease or medical condition that could possibly, or commonly, affect an individual or patent in one of the following stages: pregnancy, infancy and childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
• List the specific nutrition issues affecting individuals in your selected stage.
• Using the ABCDs of nutritional assessment, do a case study based on an actual client or patient.

Include the following in your case study:

• Anthropometrics, relevant biochemical tests, clinical assessment, and dietary intake analysis.
• Be sure to include a list of common medications that may be used to treat your patient's condition and identify potential herb/nutrient/drug interactions that may be relevant.
• Identify your client's cultural background and give clues as to their socioeconomic status and psychosocial variables. For example, your patient may be a senior living alone on a fixed income or might be living in a nursing facility with reputed staff.