Although the literature of kwashiorkor is now reaching large dimensions, few studies of the serum chemistry have so far appeared. The published results are difficult to summarize. There has been up to now no general agreement on diagnostic criteria, and the name kwashiorkor or one of its synonyms has undoubtedly been applied to diverse conditions arising from various causes in different parts o...

The protein-energy malnutrition classification schemes of Waterlow and McLaren, although similar in other respects, assess the weight-for-height of children in quite different ways. The drawbacks of their two methods are described, and an alternative method is presented which overcomes them. The new index is called weight/height2-for-age, and consists of the ratio weight/height2 expressed as a ...

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We have been drawn to the use of stable isotopes rather than radioisotope tracers (Halliday & Rennie, 1982) as probes of human metabolism for a number of reasons. The most important of these are the lack of radioactive hazard, the higher sensitivity in some techniques such as measurement of tissue protein synthesis, and the ease of measurement of fractional enrichment in one instrument leading ...

Letters Composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) classification: is it more useful? Editor – The paper published by Nandy et al. in the Bulletin on the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) is welcome in view of the paucity of recent attempts to classify undernouri i ished children satisfactorily. 1 However, the usefulness of the CIAF classification has to be considered visià...

‘The study of nutrition and the study of enzymes represent two sides of the same coin’ (Green, 1946). This statement is specially applicable in cases of nutritional oedema and kwashiorkor, both being states of protein malnutrition. Since enzymes are protein in nature it is to be expected that protein malnutrition will lead to a diminution in the quantity of enzymes. Acute starvation in rats pro...

the aim of this study was to assess the mutritional status of 2-5 year old children and the effects of some known related factors in the rural areas of khoramabad(lorestan province) in the summer of 1994 and also to determine the anemic atatus of those children.the sample 1 included 461 children,2-5 years old,from 30 clusters that were selected by two stages cluster sampling,randomly.data were ...

Objetivo: identificar as escalas preditoras de risco para desenvolvimento LPP utilizadas na assistência enfermagem, avaliando sua aplicabilidade e comparando vantagens limitações da utilização. Método: revisão integrativa literatura através buscas nas bases dados LILACS, MEDLINE BDENF utilizando os descritores Lesão por Pressão”, “Assistência enfermagem”, “Escalas” “Feridas”. Foram incluídos no...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To consider the validity and reliability of risk assessment scales for pressure ulcers. BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers are a major problem worldwide. They cause morbidity and lead to mortality. Risk assessment scales have been available for nearly 50 years, but there is insufficient evidence to state with any certainty that they are useful. DESIGN A literature review and com...