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The document provides guidelines for screening and assessing the nutritional status of children ages 6 months to 14 years. It outlines recommendations for vitamin and micronutrient supplementation, which indicators to use to classify malnutrition based on age and sex, signs that warrant referral during oral and visual examinations, screening tests for various age groups, and risk factors to assess for blood pressure measurement.

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Module 3

The document provides guidelines for screening and assessing the nutritional status of children ages 6 months to 14 years. It outlines recommendations for vitamin and micronutrient supplementation, which indicators to use to classify malnutrition based on age and sex, signs that warrant referral during oral and visual examinations, screening tests for various age groups, and risk factors to assess for blood pressure measurement.

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MODULE 3

 Give Vitamin A capsules 200,000 IU to all 12-59 months old Infants: every 6 months

 Micronutrient Powder (MNP) should be provided to all 12-23 months of age at 90 sachets per
child every ______ to prevent anemia: 6 months

 Starting at what age does MUAC cutoffs are used to classify nutritional status? children 6
months to 14 years of age

 Which is the preferred indicator of body thinness used to classify malnutrition because it
considers age and sex? BMI-for-age

 During oral examination, which of the following warrants referral: Food particles, tartar, debris
in most areas of the mouth or on most areas, severe halitosis (bad breath)

 For children 5-9 years old, which of the following should be done? All of the above

 Which Visual acuity screening in verbal children older than 3 years can be used? Lea Symbols
Chart

 For children 12-59 months old (1-<5 year-old), which of the following should be done? All of the
above

 Which is/are TRUE about basic hearing screening for children? All of the above

 This indicator can help identify children who are stunted (short) due to prolonged
undernutrition or repeated illness: Height-for-age

 For a child without risk factors, Blood Pressure should be measured beginning at what age? 3
years of age during annual health care visits

 Any bilateral pitting edema present in a child is a sign of: Severe malnutrition

 Which of the following statement is incorrect in measuring the height of a child, 2 years or older:
The head needs to touch the board

 Which is NOT an element of the Comprehensive History? None of the above

 Which of the following oral examinations warrants referral? A and B

 Which of the following result would warrant referral to an ophthalmologist B and C


 Which is included in determining adequacy of dietary intake of a child?
Asking the type and quantity of food consumed in the preceding 24 hours

 During oral examination of the gums, which of the following warrants referral: A and B

 Which of the following will help in identifying who may be wasted/thin or severely wasted/thin?
weight-for-height

 The LEA Numbers chart is used for acuity testing of A and B

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