NDT - CHILDREN and ELDERLY

kwashiorkor

- Is caused by a diet low in protein.

- It can also arise due to infections, parasites, or other conditions that interfere with protein absorption from the GI.

- It is most common in children living in areas hit by drought and famine.

- it can be related to dietary changes due to milk allergies in infants, fad diets, poor nutritional education, or a chaotic home life

HICAL

HICHON

kwashiorkor diet

MARASMUS

Is a form of severe malnutrition. It can occur in anyone who has severe malnutrition, but it usually occurs in children

PHENYLKETONURIA

a disease in which an individual lacks the enzyme Phenylalanine hydroxylase

CELIAC DISEASE

is a digestive and multisystem disorder. - a complex immune-mediated disorder, one in which the immune system causes damage to the small bowel when affected people eat gluten (a protein in some grains such as wheat, barley, and rye)

CELIAC DISEASE recommended diet

GLUTEN-FREE, Wheat, rye, and barley and their products are not allowed.

Phenylketonuria

Meat, fish, cheese, eggs and nuts are not allowed in what disease

CATARACT

Characterized by gradual progressive clouding and thickening of the lens of the eye.

Give foods rich in carotenoids, vitamin C and vitamin E

DIETARY MANAGEMENT (CATARACT)

MACULAR DEGENERATION (MD)

Is an eye disease that occurs with aging. Is when the macula (center part) of the retina (back part) declines or becomes damaged.

Dry MD

is the most common and slowly causes mild vision loss.

Wet MD

is more severe and can quickly damage your vision. It occurs when new, abnormal blood vessels grow in your retina. The blood vessels may break open, causing blood to leak out. Small scars may also form

Eat fish and a variety of dark, leafy vegetables.

Vitamins A, C, and E

Do not smoke.

Protect your eyes from the sun

DIETARY MANAGEMENT (MD)

ARTHRITIS

Is a disease that affects the joints (areas where the bones meet and move). Usually involves inflammation or degeneration (breakdown) of the joints. These changes can cause pain when the joint is use.

Osteoarthritis

or "wear and tear" arthritis, which develops when joint cartilage breaks down from repeated stress. It's the most common form of arthritis.

Ankylosing spondylitis ,

arthritis of the spine (usually your lower back)

Gout

a disease that causes hard crystals of uric acid to form in your joints

Psoriatic arthritis ,

joint inflammation that develops in people with psoriasis (autoimmune disorder that causes skin irritation.)

Rheumatoid arthritis

a disease that causes the immune system to attack synovial membranes in your joints.

SENILE DEMENTIA

Is the mental deterioration (loss of intellectual ability) that is associated with or the characteristics of old age Senility is an older term used to describe a decline in an older adult's physical and cognitive health.

1. Alzheimer's Disease. 2. Vascular Dementia. 3. Lewy Body Dementia

The three most common types of dementia are:

1. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

- is one type of dementia.- a progressive degenerative disease that attacks the brain and impairs thinking behavior and memory. - is a terminal illness, and no cure is currently available.

Vascular Dementia.

- is a decline in thinking skills causes :- the flow of the blood is block or reduce to various regions of the brain, depriving them of oxygen and nutrients- narrowing and blockage of the small blood vessels- transient ischemic attacks, or TIAs

Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

is a type of progressive dementia that leads to a decline in thinking, reasoning and independent function because of abnormal microscopic deposits that damage brain cells over time.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)

Is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurodegenerative disorder believed to be caused by an abnormal isoform of a cellular glycoprotein known as the prion protein.