Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Pediatric Nutrition Assessment, Third Edition

This essential pocket guide contains the most current tools, language, and expert guidelines for assessing the nutritional status of infants, children, and adolescents as the first step of the Nutrition Care Process. Designed as an easy-to-access essential resource for any registered dietitian nutritionist who provides nutrition care to pediatric patients, this updated third edition includes: Summary and discussion of validated pediatric malnutrition risk screening tools Indicators and criteria for classifying pediatric malnutrition Expanded information on anthropometrics and pediatric nutritionfocused physical exam Updated and expanded list of specialized growth charts Coverage of laboratory tests and procedures Predictive equations for estimating energy needs Updated charts of age-specific nutrient needs, food group amounts, and more