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Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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Chapter 19 - <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> Chronic Renal Failure<br />

Although difficult to measure, psychosocial factors can be major contributors to poor<br />

growth and malnutrition. Chaotic home life, poverty, poor coping function of parents,<br />

as well as low self esteem, and/or depression in the child <strong>with</strong> CKD all compromise<br />

ability to comply <strong>with</strong> the complex medical and nutrition therapies necessary <strong>for</strong><br />

successful treatment of CKD (1). The registered dietitian (RD) must work closely<br />

<strong>with</strong> the social worker to optimize family compliance <strong>with</strong> regimens to meet nutrition<br />

needs.<br />

The remainder of this chapter presents basic guidelines <strong>for</strong> nutrition assessment,<br />

intervention, and evaluation/outcome <strong>for</strong> children <strong>with</strong> CKD. It is impossible to<br />

give guidelines <strong>for</strong> every situation one could see in an infant or child <strong>with</strong> CKD; it is<br />

critical that clinical judgment be used in providing nutrition intervention <strong>for</strong> these<br />

children. Due to the complexities of CKD, regular assessment and monitoring by<br />

a pediatric renal team (nephrologist, nurse, RD, and social worker) is essential <strong>for</strong><br />

comprehensive care of a child <strong>with</strong> CKD.<br />

218 <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> With <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Needs</strong>

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