Proceso de atención nutricional en paciente de sexo masculino de 5 años de edad presenta desnutrición calórica proteica y desnutrición.

Malnutrition, also known as protein-energy malnutrition, is the main cause of death in the population of children under 5 years of age; The WHO indicates that approximately one million children are diagnosed with chronic child malnutrition each year (Castro & Garcia Aranda, 2018). The present theoretical - practical work details information of the clinical case where the problem is malnutrition and iron deficiency anemia of the 5-year-old boy who lives in the city of Babahoyo with symptoms of general malaise, paleness, vomiting, etc; Its objective was to improve the nutritional status of the 5-year-old child with protein energy malnutrition and iron deficiency anemia, through which an exhaustive evaluation of his anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary data was carried out in the latter, a disorder in the pattern could be verified. due to inadequate dietary intake in terms of unhealthy quantities and preparations. In this work, a food plan of 1500 calories was provided according to the socioeconomic level and daily requirements that the patient needs, this food plan was distributed in 5 meals a day, with hyperproteic, normocarbonated, normolipidic characteristics where nutritional supplementation was included twice. a day within the child's snacks. Through the monthly follow-up that was carried out on the child and nutritional counseling that was provided to the mother, it was possible to improve the BMI, as well as correct the nutritional deficits of the child with a malnutrition problem.

• Autore principale: Jurado Navarrete, Jamilex Janeth (author)
• Natura: bachelorThesis
• Pubblicazione: 2022
• Soggetti: Desnutrición; Edema; Marasmo; Anemia y Kwashiorkor
• Accesso online: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/11636