Pediatric Nutritional Assessment

Pediatric Nutritional
Assessment
Learning Objectives
 Identify possible causes of abnormal nutrition
status.
 Collect information to develop an appropriate
nutrition care plan.
 Evaluate the effectiveness of the nutrition
care plan.
Presentation Outline
 Medical History
 Labs
 Medications
 Anthropometrics – Brief Overview
 Assessing Anthropometrics – Brief Overview
 Estimating Requirements
 Diet History
 Overall Assessment
 Nutrition Care Plan
 References and Resources
Medical History
 Reason for current referral/diagnosis
 Previous illnesses/diagnoses
 Family illnesses/diagnoses (acute or chronic)
 Growth history
 Assess how the client is growing
 Identify growth issues (current and/or
previous)
 Calculate BMI and IBW
Lab work
 CBC
 Electrolytes
 Glucose
 BUN & Creatinine
 Albumin
 Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium
 Ferritin
 Other pertinent tests/investigations (e.g.
sweat Chloride)
Medications
 Pertinent medications
 vitamin/mineral supplements
 antisecretory
 antiemetic/upper GI motility
 Antibiotics
 diuretics
Etc……
Anthropometrics
 Weight
 Standing Height
 Others
 Head Circumference (< 36 mths)
 Skin-folds
Weight
 Index of acute nutritional status.
 One time measurement versus serial
measurements.
 Toddlers and older children/teens should be
weighed with minimal clothing on a standing
scale to 0.1 kg.
 Special needs-may need a lift scale or
wheelchair scale.
Weight Velocity
 Regain birth weight by 10-14 days old.
 Doubles by 4-6 months.
 Triples by 12 months.
 Infancy is the most rapid period of weight
gain (0 – 12 months).
 Adolescence is the second most rapid period
of weight gain.
 Preschool and school age is a period of static
and steady growth.
Standing Height
 Use when over age 2.
 If unable to stand, use recumbent length or
knee height.
 Use calibrated stadiometer.
 Measure to 0.1 cm.
 Consider parental height.
 Consider chronic illness or special health
care needs.
Standing Height
Stadiometer
Assessing
Anthropometrics
1. Know growth chart options-age and sex
appropriate, CDC vs WHO.
2. Determine and calculate child’s age in years
and months.
3. Choose appropriate growth chart.
4. Plot all indices + wt for length or BMI.
5. Classify stunting and wasting.
6. Classify overweight or obesity.
Growth Chart Options
 2000 CDC charts (3rd – 97th percentile)
 Approved for use in Canada in 2004
 www.cdc.gov/growthcharts
 National Growth Monitoring Position
 www.dietitians.ca
 Special charts
 Down’s Syndrome
 Other
 WHO growth references
 New as of April 2006
 Consideration as the NEW standard – collaborative
statement available on the Dietitians of Canada site.
WHO Growth Charts
 New global Child Growth Standards for
infants and children up to the age of five.
 Standards based on 8,440 breastfed children
internationally as the norm for growth and
development.
 Shows how children should grow.
 Detects children or populations not growing
properly or under/overweight and may require
specific medical or public health responses.
Determine and Calculate Age
 Age to nearest 1/4 year or Decimal Age (>

2yrs old)
Decimal Age =
today's decimal date – birth decimal date
 Converts annual age into a decimal for

precision in plotting.
 For children > 2 years old.
 Need decimal age table.
Calculation of Decimal Age
Example: August 28, 2006
Decimal Age
= today's decimal date – birth decimal date
= 2009.Feb 28 – 2006.Aug 28
= 2009.159 – 2006.655
= 2.504 years old = 2.5
Choose Appropriate
Growth Chart
0 – 36 months 2 – 20 years
Plot All Indices
0 – 36 months 2 – 20 years
 Weight  Weight
 Length  Height
 Head circumference  BMI
 Weight for length
12 mo old
Lg at 50th
Wt = 11.0 kg
Lg = 75.0 cm
Wt at 50-75th
HC = 48.0 cm
Ht at 25-50th 16 year old
Wt = 50.0 kg
Ht = 160 cm
Wt at 25-50th
16 year old
BMI = 19.5
BMI at 25-50th
Classify
 Normal
 Stunting and/or wasting/underweight
 Overweight or obesity
CDC Classifications
NUTRITIONAL INDICATOR ANTHROPOMETRIC
CUT-OFF VALUES
Stunting < 3rd length/height for age
Underweight or Wasting < 3rd weight for length

< 90% IBW
< 5th BMI for age
Overweight 85-95th BMI for age
Obesity > 97th wt for length

> 95th BMI for age
Head Circumference < 3rd or > 97th for age
Ideal Body Weight
 Many methods can be used.
 Weight at the same percentile as the child’s
height percentile (Moore Method).
 Wt for length at 50th percentile.
 BMI at 50th percentile.
 “Standard Weight” or McLaren Method (weight
at 50th percentile for height age).
 % IBW = actual weight x100
IBW
Weight Age and
Height Age
Weight Age =
the age at which the current weight
hits the 50th percentile
Height Age =
the age at which the current height
hits the 50th percentile
30 month old
Height Age
Length = 85 cm
Standard Weight
or IBW (~12.2 kg)
Weight Age Weight = 10 kg

30 mo old
BMI = 13.8
IBW
BMI < 5th

Example Classification
Index Measurement Plotting Classification
Weight 10.0 kg < 3rd -

Length 85.0 cm 3rd Normal
Head Circ 48.0 cm 10-25th Normal
Wt for Lg - < 3rd Underweight/
wasting
BMI 13.8 Underweight/

< 5th
wasting
IBW ~ 12.2 kg 82% IBW Underweight/

wasting
Risks of Malnutrition
 Wasting/underweight
 Impairment of cognitive development
(verbal, spatial and scholastic ability)
 Aggressive, hyperactive
 Externalizing problems, conduct disorders
 Excessive motor activity
 Overweight and obesity
 Weight related chronic diseases-CVD, DM
 Respiratory and joint problems
 Self-esteem, body image concerns
Estimating Requirements
 Energy
 Protein
 Fluid
 Micronutrients
Energy Requirements
 Many different ways !!!!
 RNI’s
 WHO
 BMR
 Kcal/cm
 CUG (Catch-up growth)
 The BEST way…
 Take regular measurements of growth and
energy intake.
RNI’s
 Based on age and gender (after age 7).
 Expressed as kcal/kg.
 Assumes normal activity and no extra
stressors.
 If < 90% IBW: use IBW in calculation or
use CUG
 If 90 – 110 % IBW: use actual weight
 If >110 % IBW: use IBW in calculation
EER = weight x RNI (kcal for age and

gender)
RNI’s
Age Energy
(term infants) (kcal/kg/d)
0-2 months 100-120
3-5 months 95-100
6-8 months 95-97
9-11 months 97-99
1 year 101
2-3 years 94
Samour P, Helm K and Lang CE. Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition, 2nd ed., p.100. ASPEN
Publishers, 1999.
BMR
 For > 1 year old.
 Use when metabolic demands are increased
(e.g. trauma, respiratory, surgery, etc…).
 Use when activity level is increased or
decreased.
 May be used in children with developmental
disabilities.
 WHO equations are similar.
BMR (1-20 years)
Age Females Males
(kcal/kg/day) (kcal/kg/day)
1 56.4 57.0
2 54.3 53.4
5 50.9 48.4
10 37.1 38.3
15 26.0 29.5
20 24.2 26.4
BMR Factors
Activity Factor Stress Factor
Paralyzed/ 0.8–1.0 Surgery 1.2

Coma
Head Injury 1.3-1.75
Bed Rest 1.2
Hyperkinesis 1.2
Sedentary 1.5
Normal 1.7 Sepsis 1.6
Athlete 2.0 Trauma 1.35

Kcal/cm
 Used for children with special needs.
 For 5 – 12 years old.
Catch-Up Growth (CUG)
 May be used when < 90% IBW
(wasting/underweight).
 Want 1.5 – 2.0x normal rate of weight gain.
= RNI/kg/d for wt age x IBW for

age Actual weight
Protein Requirements
 Required for synthesis of new body tissue
during periods of growth.
 As such, high needs per kg during infancy,
childhood and adolescence.
 Additional protein is not needed for CUG.
 Based on actual weight.
 Use Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs):
 1-3 years: 1.05 g/kg/day
 4-8 years: 0.9 g/kg/day
Fluid Requirements
(Maintenance)
Body Weight (kg) Fluid Requirements
1 – 10 kg 100 ml/kg/day
11 – 20 kg 1000 ml + 50 ml/kg for each

kg above 10 kg
> 20 kg 1500ml + 20 ml/kg for each kg

above 20kg
Micronutrient Requirements
 Requirements are based on age and gender.
 Use Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) tables.
 Recommended that infants/children receive
micronutrients from foods.
 Supplement only when:
 Poor oral intake
 Clinical deficiencies e.g. iron
 Increased losses (e.g. Cystic Fibrosis)
 Restrictive diets (e.g. Vegan)
Diet History
 Purpose is to estimate total energy and
protein intake, and identify anything lacking,
excessive or abnormal.
 Need to be familiar with normal pediatric
nutrition including:
 Health Canada Nutrition For Healthy Term
Infants, Jan 2006.
 Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide.
 DC Healthy Start for Life.
 Use 24 hr recall/3 day intake records.
Diet History – Key Questions
 Depends on age and presenting problem.
 Feeding history from birth:
 Breast vs bottle feeding
 Introduction to solids
 Any feeding aversions/difficulties
 Feeding milestones.
 Look at the full 24 hr day (intake during the
night? e.g. bottle feeding).
 Eating routine/schedule.
 Allergies, intolerances, avoidances.
Diet History –
More Key Questions
 Stools (frequency, color, texture)
 Urine Output (frequency)
 Emesis
 Children/Adolescents
 Body image
 Substance abuse
 Lifestyle/activities
 Eating routines/habits
Diet History –
Social Questions
 What time do they eat, where, with whom?
 Family eating habits, routine.
 Daycare or other caregivers.
 Behaviors at meals.
 Food security.
Overall Assessment
 Summarize:
 Pertinent points from medical history, medications
and lab work.
 State findings of anthropometric assessment (e.g.
stunting, wasting, obesity).
 State estimate of nutrient requirements.
 Describe pertinent findings from diet history (e.g.
meeting CFG or energy/protein/fluid needs).
 Describe any social issues related to nutrition.
 May include assigning a level of nutrition risk.
Nutrition Care Plan
 Developed with parent involvement (and child
if appropriate).
 Set nutrition goals.
 Make recommendations to meet goals
 Oral/enteral/parenteral nutrition
 Vitamin/mineral supplements
 May request further testing (e.g. lab work,
swallow/feeding study).
 Plan to reassess, re-evaluate and revise.
Follow-Up Plan
 Reassess anthropometrics.
 Document changes in nutrition care plan.
 Were recommendations followed?
 Collection of 3-day food record (if suggested
from previous visit).
 Reassess and continue with previous plan or
implement new nutrition care plan.
Professional/Parent
Resources
 Dietitians of Canada “Healthy Start for Life”:
www.dietitians.ca/healthystart.
 Nutrition Resource Centre: www.nutritionrc.ca
 NutriSTEP Program and resources.
 Caregiver Resources e.g. Eat Right Be Active.
 Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Child
Health Pediatric Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
Handbook, 2nd ed, Dec 2008. Info: Department
of Nutrition and Food Services 204-787-1447 or
[email protected].
Acknowledgements
 Presentation adapted from: Pediatric
Nutrition Assessment (Jody Coles, RD), Feb
2008, Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship
Pediatric Video series, February 2008; and,
NutriSTEP Validation RD Training Case
Studies, April 2005. Presentations available
from: Lee Rysdale at [email protected].
 Content revisions by Jane Lac, RD.
Consultant. [email protected]

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 Age to nearest 1/4 year or Decimal Age (>

 Converts annual age into a decimal for

Stunting < 3rd length/height for age

Underweight or Wasting < 3rd weight for length

Obesity > 97th wt for length

Weight Age Weight = 10 kg

BMI < 5th

Weight 10.0 kg < 3rd -

BMI 13.8 Underweight/

IBW ~ 12.2 kg 82% IBW Underweight/

EER = weight x RNI (kcal for age and

Paralyzed/ 0.8–1.0 Surgery 1.2

Normal 1.7 Sepsis 1.6

Athlete 2.0 Trauma 1.35

= RNI/kg/d for wt age x IBW for

11 – 20 kg 1000 ml + 50 ml/kg for each

> 20 kg 1500ml + 20 ml/kg for each kg

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