guidelines for the integrated management of severe acute malnutrition
guidelines for the integrated management of severe acute malnutrition
guidelines for the integrated management of severe acute malnutrition
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ACF-In Guidelines <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>integrated</strong> <strong>management</strong> <strong>of</strong> SAM Acronyms 11<br />
PEM Protein-energy <strong>malnutrition</strong> (this term is no longer used – replaced by SAM)<br />
PN Plumpy Nut © (This is a commercial trade name and should not be used in protocols –<br />
use RUTF)<br />
RDA Recommended Dietary Allowances<br />
ReSoMal Oral REhydration SOlution <strong>for</strong> <strong>severe</strong>ly MALnourished patients<br />
RUTF Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (this acronym is restricted to foods <strong>for</strong> treatment <strong>of</strong><br />
SAM which have <strong>the</strong> same nutritional composition as F100, with added iron, and have<br />
been clinically tested in efficacy trials to ensure <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>the</strong>rapeutic equivalence to F100)<br />
RWG Rate <strong>of</strong> Weight Gain<br />
SAM Severe Acute Malnutrition<br />
SC Stabilisation Centre (synonym <strong>for</strong> TFC – has been replaced by In-patient facility – IPF)<br />
SFP Supplementary Feeding Programme<br />
TFC Therapeutic Feeding Centre (synonym <strong>for</strong> SC, TFC – has been replace by In-patient<br />
facility)<br />
VCT Voluntary Counselling and Testing (programme <strong>for</strong> HIV/AIDS)<br />
WHO World Health Organisation<br />
W/H – W/L Weight-<strong>for</strong>-Height – Weight-<strong>for</strong>-Length
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