Infant Body Composition and Neurologic Outcome

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ONLINECMECNENEO Grand Rounds

Instructions

Friday, September 3, 2021, 8:00 AM - Monday, September 2, 2024, 11:59 PM, Online


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.00 hours), Nursing Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours)

Half of very preterm infants experience neurodevelopmental impairments after NICU discharge. These adverse outcomes result in part from abnormal brain development and injury that occur during the NICU hospitalization. Although many factors influence infant brain development,nutritional determinants are of particular interest because they are highly modifiable within clinical care. This presentation will address the use of infant body composition as a useful indicator of nutritional status that complements standard anthropometric measurements.

1. Distinguish nutritional care as a key, modifiable determinant of brain development in the NICU.
2. Differentiate nutrient intake from nutrient accretion in the context of NICU nutritional care.
3. Describe two (2) advantages of using body composition to assess nutritional status compared with standard anthropometry.

1. Distinguish nutritional care as a key, modifiable determinant of brain development in the NICU.
2. Differentiate nutrient intake from nutrient accretion in the context of NICU nutritional care.
3. Describe two (2) advantages of using body composition to assess nutritional status compared with standard anthropometry.

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The Mednax Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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The Mednax Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 nursing contact hour(s). Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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