| Theme | Physical assessment of the dialysis patient -- nurse with the ability for observation | |
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| Title | Physical assessment for nutrition support team | |
| Publish Date | 2015/03 | |
| Author | Kazuko Ichikawa | Department of Nutrition, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | Recently, in nutritional assessment, data are obtained by using expensive equipment and laboratory values are mainly used. However, some facilities lack the resources to perform such assessment. Therefore, we recommend the utilization of a physical nutritional assessment in daily clinical practice to more quickly evaluate nutritional statuses of patients than observation alone. | |