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Discuss the NSI DETERMINE checklist (Table 18.5 and Illustration 18.2). What does this acronym stand for and how is it used?

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Drug therapy for the treatment of cirrhosis includes all of the following except:
 
 a. antibiotics.
  b. appetite stimulants.
  c. immunosuppressants.
  d. diuretics.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
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The acronym stands for: Disease, Eating poorly, Tooth loss/mouth pain, Economic hardship, Reduced social contact, Multiple medicines, Involuntary weight loss or gain, Needs assistance in self-care, and Elder years above 80.
This is a screening tool to determine if an older adult may be at nutritional risk. The advantage of this screener is that it alerts older adults and caregivers of potential nutritional risk factors and could lead to interventions to prevent malnutrition.

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