Nephrology - Chronic Kidney Disease without Dialysis
Nutrition Care Process
Last Updated: 2024-10-24
Target Group: All Adults, All children(0-12 yr.), Youth(13-17 yr.)
Nutrition Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation
In children with CKD, it is suggested that nutrition and growth parameters be monitored twice as frequently as they would be in a healthy child of the same age, with the greatest frequency in infants under one year of age and in children with advanced stages of CKD (2).
Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition Assessment
The nutrition assessment of a child with CKD stages two to five, children on dialysis therapy and an adult with CKD may include the following parameters in the table below using NCP terminology.
Nutrition