Cardiovascular Disease & DASH Eating Plan Case Study
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Use the patient chart to answer the following questions. The questions are also attached in a word document.
Cardiovascular Disease Case Study
- Briefly describe the DASH eating plan and discuss the major nutrients that are components of this nutrition therapy.
- Using the recent Dietary Guidelines, describe why decreased sodium intake is targeted as a focus to improve the health of Americans.
- What are the health implications of Mrs. Moore’s body mass index (BMI)?
- Calculate Mrs. Moore’s energy and protein requirements.
- How do Mrs. Moore’s labs change between 6/25 and 3/15? What factors in her history may have made an impact on these?
- Identify the major sources of sodium and saturated fat in Mrs. Moore’s diet. Compare her typical diet to the components of the DASH diet.
- Used the patient’s chart to complete the table below
| Parameter | Normal Value | Patient’s Value | Normal, High or Low? |
| Glucose | 70–99 mg/dL | ||
| BUN | 6–20 mg/dL | ||
| Creatinine | 0.6–1.1 mg/dL | ||
| Total cholesterol | <200 mg/dL | ||
| HDL–cholesterol | >59 mg/dL | ||
| LDL–cholesterol | <130 mg/dL | ||
| Apo A | 80–175 mg/dL | ||
| Apo B | 45–120 mg/dL | ||
| Triglycerides | 35–135 mg/dL |
