title: Pediatric office nutrition.
abstract: The pediatrician continues to devote more time to office evaluation of patients. The office assessment of nutritional status will be extremely rewarding to the physician who acquires several simple measuring devices and who instructs his assistants in the proper use of those devices. The nutritional evaluation of the patient emphasizes the physical examination, anthropometric measurements and the use of laboratory studies. The information gained from these areas may allow for early correction of growth abnormalities before permanent stigma or residuals can develop.
mesh_terms: D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000175:diagnosis; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010808:Physical Examination
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol; D007501:Iron