id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-318324-cc6rn95z Handu, Deepa Malnutrition Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Evidence Analysis Center 2020-05-14 .txt text/plain 2877 220 47 Hence, nutrition care to identify and address malnutrition is critical in treating and preventing further adverse health outcomes from COVID-19 infection. This document provides guidance and practice considerations for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) providing nutrition care for adults with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection in the hospital, outpatient, or homecare settings. Nutrition screening aims 53 to identify patients who are at risk for malnutrition and provide a referral for RDN to deliver 54 detailed nutrition care based on the nutrition care process, 8 including assessment, diagnosis and 55 intervention by an RDN, in order to treat and prevent further malnutrition and consequent 56 adverse health outcomes. Examples of potential nutrition diagnoses applicable to adults infected with COVID-19 may 100 include malnutrition, increased nutrient needs, predicted inadequate energy intake, altered 101 gastrointestinal function, or inadequate energy intake. ./cache/cord-318324-cc6rn95z.txt ./txt/cord-318324-cc6rn95z.txt