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Apr 4, 2023
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Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital
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Apr 4, 2023
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Management of Malnutrition in Pediatrics
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Apr 4, 2023
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Definition of Malnutrition - Eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking (under-nutrition) - Eating a diet that does not provide adequate calories and protein for growth and maintenance (under-nutrition) - The inability of the body to fully utilize food eaten due to illness (under-nutrition) - Consuming too many calories (over-nutrition) - Eating a diet with nutrients in the wrong proportions
Objectives
Overview of malnutrition.
Guidelines on management of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6- 59 months with medical complications in the in-patient setting.
Guidelines on management of acute malnutrition for infants less than 6 months old in the in-patient setting.