Re: Nutrition Diagnosis for bariatric patients

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> Are bariatric dietitians using Nutrition Diagnosis and

intervention?

> If so, are there specific PES statements for surgical patients or

are

> the standardized language statements for clinical nutrition

> appropriate?

>

When I follow up with patients postop, I very frequently

use " Limited adherence to nutrition-related recommendations " as a dx

statement and I use brief nutrition education as my intervention.

When I educate them for the first time regarding bariatric

nutrition, I use " Food and nutrition-related knowledge deficit " .

It's important to phrase your PES statement so that it addresses the

specific intervention you made. Even though it's obvious

that " obesity " is a valid diagnosis statement for bariatric

patients, I'm almost always providing eduation, so I use statements

that reflect that.