Nutrition Screening Chart for Client in the Community
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Body Mass Index (BMI) Ready-Reckoner
Height (Feet & Inches)
Body Mass Index
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| Weight the patient without shoes | Measure the patients height | Place a ruler on the ready reckoner along the patients weight. Read the BMI score where their weight line crosses their height line |
| Weight =.....kg | Height =......m |
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Mid Upper Arm Circumference 1. Put a mark midway between the acromion process and the olecranon process with the elbow flexed at 90° in the non dominant arm. 2. using the cloth measuring tape record the circumference of the arm at this point, in centimetres |
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Estimating Height Height can be estimated by measuring the patient demispan. Outstretch the arm (supported at the elbow) at right angles of the body. Measure from the fingertips to the centre of the sternal notch. |
N.B.
If it is not possible to obtain an accurate weight or height use the following table as a guide:
| BMI | |
|---|---|
| Very Thin | 15 |
| Thin | 19 |
| Normal Weight | 23 |
| Overweight | 27 |
Must do M.U.S.T in Bradford
