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Assessmini IIP

Is your patient malnourished?

VW>en assessing a patient with anorexia, make surę to check for these common signs of malnutrition.

Halr. Duli, dry, thin, fine, straight, and easily plucked; areas of lister or darker spots and hair loss

Face. Generalized swelling, dark areas on cheeks and under eyes, lumpy or flaky skin around the nose and mouth, enlarged parotid glands Eyes. Duli appearance; dry and either pale or red membranes; triangular, shiny gray spots on conjunctiwae; red and fis-sured eyelid corners; bloodshot ring around cornea

Lips. Red and swołlen, especially at corners

Tongue. Swollen, purple, and raw-look-ing, vwth sores or abnormal papillae Teeth. Missing. or emerging abnormally; visible cavities or dark spots; spongy, błeeding gums Neck. Swollen thyroid gland

Skin. Dry, flaky, swollen, and datk, with lighter or darker spots, some resembling bnjises; tight and drawn, with poor skin turgor

Nails. Spoon-shaped, brittle, and ridged Musculoskclctal system. Muscle wasting, knock-knee or bowlegs, bumps on ribs, swollen joints, musculoskeletal hemorrhages

Cardiovascular system. Heart ratę above 100 beats/minute, arrhythmias, elevated blood pressure Abdomen. Enlarged liver and spleen Rcproducthrc system. Decreased libido, amenorrhea

Ncrvous system. Irritability, confusion, paresthesia in hands and feet, loss of proprioception, decreased ankle and knee reflexes