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nutritional status,
a nursing outcome from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) defined as the extent to which nutrients are available to meet metabolic needs. See also Nursing Outcomes Classification. nutritional status, n the assessment of the state of nourishment of a patient or subject.
nutritional pertaining to or emanating from nutrition. nutritional anemia see nutritional anemia. nutritional assessment chemical analysis of ration ingredients or, more commonly, consultation of a table of approximate composition of feedstuffs. nutritional deficiency disease disease caused by a deficiency of a particular nutrient in the feed. Includes the micro- and macronutrients of minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates, fats and proteins. The specific diseases are described under their individual titles. nutritional gill disease caused by a nutritional deficiency of pantothenic acid. The gills of affected fish hypertrophy, show clubbing and fuse together causing interference with gaseous exchange. nutritional gout an excess of protein in the diet may cause visceral and even articular gout. nutritional hyperparathyroidism see nutritional secondary osteodystrophia fibrosa. nutritional infertility infertility due to a nutritional deficiency, principally caloric. nutritional muscular dystrophy see enzootic muscular dystrophy. nutritional myodegeneration see enzootic muscular dystrophy. nutritional myopathy see enzootic muscular dystrophy. nutritional panniculitis disease of cats, mink, foals and pigs associated with the feeding of fish offal, fish meal or rations containing high levels of unsaturated fatty acids. Palpable thickening and solidity of subcutaneous fat; may be associated with myopathy, gastric ulcer or hepatosis dietetica. nutritional secondary hypercalcitonism see nutritional secondary hypercalcitonism. nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism see nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism. nutritional status the state of the body with respect to each nutrient and to the overall state of the body weight and condition. nutritional stress the stress of inadequate nutrition of total nutrients. nutritional supplement addition of a nutrient to an existing diet to make good what might be only a temporary shortfall. May be made available in a salt or mineral mix or block, or may be mixed in with a feed or even in drinking water. For pastured animals other means are used but foliar dusting comes close to being a nutritional supplement. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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