- Objectives
- Introduction
- What is nutrition?
- What is the nutritional state?
- What is normal nutrition?
- What are the main nutrients in the diet?
- What are energy foods?
- Which foods are carbohydrates?
- Which foods are rich in fats and oils?
- Which foods are rich in protein?
- What are micronutrients?
- What is a well-balanced diet?
- What foods are needed by children?
- Malnutrition
- Protein energy malnutrition
- What is protein-energy malnutrition?
- What are the forms of protein-energy malnutrition?
- Which children are underweight-for-age?
- Why is it important to detect underweight-for-age children?
- What is marasmus?
- What is kwashiorkor?
- What is marasmic kwashiorkor?
- How can you determine whether a child has malnutrition?
- How can the history help in the diagnosis of malnutrition?
- How can a general examination help in the diagnosis of malnutrition?
- How common is protein-energy malnutrition?
- What factors are commonly associated with malnutrition?
- What are the complications of severe malnutrition?
- How are malnutrition and infection related?
- Is malnutrition always due to a poor diet?
- What is the management of an underweight-for-age child?
- What is the management of severe malnutrition?
- What resuscitation is needed?
- What nutritional rehabilitation is required?
- How can you prevent malnutrition recurring?
- How should you address the underlying causes of malnutrition?
- What can be done to prevent malnutrition in poor communities?
- What is the effect of severe malnutrition on a child’s mental development?
- What are micronutrients?
- Vitamin deficiencies
- What are vitamins?
- What are the common vitamin deficiencies in children?
- Which children are at greatest risk of vitamin A deficiency?
- How does vitamin A deficiency present?
- How is vitamin A deficiency prevented?
- How is vitamin A deficiency treated?
- What are the B group vitamins?
- What is pellagra?
- What is scurvy?
- What is rickets?
- Trace element and mineral deficiencies
- Iron deficiency
- How common is iron deficiency?
- What are the common causes of iron deficiency in children?
- What are the clinical signs of iron deficiency?
- How is the diagnosis of iron deficiency confirmed?
- How can iron deficiency be prevented?
- What is anaemia?
- What are the presenting symptoms and signs of anaemia?
- What are the common causes of anaemia in children?
- What is the simplest method of confirming anaemia due to iron deficiency?
- What is the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia?