Show Notes
Working in pediatrics means inevitably using growth charts. In this helpful pediatric foundational video, Alyson RD, CNSC introduces the different types of growth charts, z-scores, and pediatric malnutrition indicators.
References: Becker, P., Carney, L. N., Corkins, M. R., Monczka , J., Smith, E., Smith, S. E., Spear, B. A., White, J. V., Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, & American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2015). Consensus statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: indicators recommended for the identification and documentation of pediatric malnutrition (undernutrition). Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 30 (1), 147 161. https://doi.org/10.1177/0884533614557642
Corkins, M. R., & Balint, J. (2015). The A.S.P.E.N. Pediatric Nutrition Support Core Curriculum . American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
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