Kendra Manwill

Kendra Manwill
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Infants: Length recumbent
Children: Stature
Adults: Height, arm span, recumbent height,
knee height
Pregnancy: Height
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Recumbent Length NHANES III
For infants less than 24 months old
Measure to nearest 0.1 cm
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Arm span
◦ Middle fingertip to middle fingertip
◦ Back flat against a wall
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Recumbent height
◦ Top of head to bottom of flexed feet
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Knee height
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Infants: Pan scales
Children: Weight
Adults: Weight
Pregnancy: Weight
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Calibrate and tare
Measure to nearest ¼ lb
Repeat 3 times and average
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Minimal clothing, no shoes
Distribute weight evenly
Record to nearest ¼ lb
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Infants: Head circumference
Adults: Frame size
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Tape should rest just above the eyebrows
In the back, tape should be place to measure
maximum circumference
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Wrist circumference
Elbow breadth
Krause: page 1214 appendix 21
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Infants: Weight-for-length
Children: BMI
Adults: BMI
Pregnancy: BMI
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Infant: Plot growth charts
Children: Plot growth charts
Adults: Waist circumference
Pregnancy: Pregnancy growth grid
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Premature:
◦ Chronological age: 20 weeks
◦ Premature: 6 weeks
◦ Adjusted age: 14 weeks
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9 mo
24 #
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Waist Circumference NHANES III
High risk:
◦ Men >40 in
◦ Women >35 in
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Adults: Waist/hip ratio
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Hip Circumference NHANES III
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Divide the waist measurement by the hip
measurement
WHR of 1+ for men or .8+ for women is
indicative of android body type
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BMI: use prepregnancy weight
◦ Use the correct chart based on BMI
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Weight Gain
◦ Based on prepregnancy BMI, use the chart to
determine weight gain goals
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Station 1: Infant length on recumbent board, infant
weight on pan scale, infant head circumference
Station 2: Toddler length on recumbent
board/stadiometer, toddler weight on pan
scale/platform scale, toddler head circumference
Station 3: Child height on stadiometer, child weight on
platform scale
In between or after: Adult measurements and
calculations, Pregnancy worksheets
LESSON PLAN
Title__Anthropometrics_________________________
Target Audience______________________________
Name__Kendra Manwill__________________________
Method________________________________________
Terminal Objective
Terminal Concept
Learners will be able to replicate anthropometric procedures
taught in class
Anthropometrics are an important assessment tool to be used in
medical nutrition therapy.
Domain_Psychomotor______ Taxonomic Level__Mechanism_
References
Lab 1 procedures, use and interpretation of growth charts, how to plot weight on prenatal weight gain chart, Krause, Lee RD, Nieman
DC, Growth Chart Training Modules
Preparation
Prepare ppt, recruit infants and children, prepare assignments/ stations for students, delegate responsibility to interns, prepare quiz
Pre-assessment
Introduction
Quiz
Read quiz answers
Remind students to be careful with children
Break them into groups so they can rotate through measuring
stations
Supporting Objectives
Learners will be able to
measure height or equivalent
for infants, children, adults, and
pregnancy
Content Outline
Infants: length recumbent
For children under 24 mo or who cannot
stand unaided
 Lay child on calibrated length
board
 One measurer holds infant’s head
against headboard, another
straightens the body and brings
footboard against flexed feet
Time
Learning Experience (Activity Outline)
Slide 2
Slide 3- play video from 3:04-4:27
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Measure infant to nearest .1 cm
Children: stature
For children >2 yrs, or who can stand
 Remove shoes and bulky things
 Have child stand erect, touch
head, back, buttocks, and heels to
vertical surface
 Align head on Frankfort plane
 Lower headpiece to touch crown
of head, measure to nearest 1 mm
Slide 4
Adults, pregnancy: height
 Same method as for children
 Measure to nearest .1 cm
Adults: arm span
 Stand w/ back against a wall,
arms outstretched
 Measure middle fingertip to
middle fingertip
Adults: recumbent height
 Make bed/surface level
 Straighten body, flex feet
 Extend perpendicular lines from
top of head and bottom of the
feet out to one side of bed
 Measure distance to nearest .5 cm
Adults: knee height
 Bend left knee and ankle 90
degree
 Place fixed caliper blade under
Slide 5
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Learners will be able to
measure weight for infants,
children, adults, and pregnancy
heel. Press sliding blade down
against the thigh about 2” behind
kneecap
To hold the measurement, push
the locking lever away from the
blades. Measure to nearest .1 cm
Repeat once more, make sure
they are within .5cm
Infants: pan scales
 Tare to account for anything on
the child
 Measure weight to nearest .25#
 Repeat weight 3x and average
Children, adults, pregnancy: weight
 Use a platform scale
 Weight at the same time each day
 Adjust beam from behind, don’t
reach around subject
 Remove shoes and bulky clothes
 Measure to nearest .25#
Learners will be able to
measure frame size or
equivalent for infants and
adults
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Slide 7
Slide 8
Infants: head circumference
 Face left side of head
 Place nonstretch tape about ¼”
wide around head
 Tape should be just above
eyebrows and measure max
circumference
 Record to nearest cm or mm
Slide 9
Slide 10- Demo on an intern
Adults: frame size
Slide 11
Wrist circumference
 Flex right arm at elbow, palm up
 Measure wrist around smallest
part. It should fit into depression
in front of wrist bond and touch
all skin
 Record to nearest .1 cm
 Use equation in Krause to
calculate frame size from
circumference (page 1214)
Elbow breadth
 Right arm extended, forearm
bend upwards at 90 degree angle.
 Place caliper between two
prominent bones on either side of
elbow.
 Measure to nearest 1/8 “
 Compare measurement to Krause
Learners will be able to
measure BMI or equivalent for
infants, children, adults, and
pregnancy
Infants: weight-for-length
 Will demonstrate charts under
“growth”
 Use weight and length as
described previously
Children, adults, pregnancy: BMI
 Use correct procedures to obtain
height and weight
 Calculate BMI using kg/m2
 Interpret BMI using NHLBI BMI
standards- Krause appx 23
Demo on intern
Demo on intern
Slide 12
Learners will be able to
Infant and children: plot growth charts
measure growth or equivalent
 Determine infant’s age, correct
for infants, children, adults, and
for gestational age if necessary
pregnancy
 Plot length-for-age, weight-forage, head circumference-for-age,
and weight-for-age
Adults: waist circumference
 Place measuring tape in a
horizontal plane around the
abdomen at the level of the iliac
crest
 Measure at the end of a normal
expiration
 High risk waist circumference:
men >40, women >35”
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Slide 14- explain how to calculate age
Slide 15- have someone point to the spot and
say what percentile the child is at
Slide 16- show video from 1:00-2:08
Pregnancy: pregnancy growth grid
 Using “gestational wheel” and
based on due date, determine
which week of pregnancy each
weight was obtained at
 Plot the client’s growth on
correct pregnancy growth grid
 First plot is zero (prepregnancy
weight)
Learners will be able to
measure waist/hip ratio of
adults
Waist/hip ratio
 Waist: smallest area between rib
cage and hips
 Hips: largest circumference
between waist and knees
 Divide waist measurement by hip
measurement to determine WHR.
WHR or 1 or greater for men and
Slide 17- show video from 2:13-3:14
.8 or greater for women is
indicative of android body type
and an increased risk for obesityrelated diseases
Learners will be able to use
Pregnancy Charts to determine
weight gain goals for
pregnancy women
Use appropriate chart (determined by
BMI) to determine weight gain goals per
week of pregnancy
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Slide 19- explain axis
Assessment (evaluation)
Students will fill out the worksheets as they progress through the lab
Closure
Station 1: Infant length on recumbent board, infant weight on pan scale, infant head circumference
Station 2: Toddler length on recumbent board/stadiometer, toddler weight on pan scale/platform scale, toddler head circumference
Station 3: Child height on stadiometer, child weight on platform scale
In between or after: Adult measurements and calculations, Pregnancy worksheets