SECTION B
QUESTION 2
2.1 Name three (3) clinical features of vitamin A deficiency in children.
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2.2 Define cretinism.
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2.3 Name two (2) enhancers of non heme iron absorption.
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2.4 Name three (3) interventions to effectively manage pneumonia in children with
severe acute malnutrition.
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2.5 TRUEor FALSE:Body Mass Index (BMI) is the best indicator for assessingthe
Nutritional status of pregnant women
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2.6 Give one (1) example of a nutrition specific and one example of a nutrition
sensitive intervention for children.
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2.7 Why is loss of weight so extremely dangerous in people living with HIV (PLHIV)? [3]
2.8 MATCHING. Directions: On the line to the left of each description in Column I,
write the letter of the condition/ symptom presented in Column II that is best
defined. Use each condition only once. (Each correct answer earns 1 mark).
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COLUMN I
2.8.1 Loss of greater than 10% of body weight,
unintentionally, with persistent diarrhoea
2.8.2 Loss of subcutaneous fat
2.8.3 Shift of fat from extremities to centre of
the body
2.8.4 High blood lipid levels, high blood glucose
levels
2.8.5 No other infections and generalized
fatigue
COLUMN II
A. Lipodystrophy
B. Weight Loss
C. Lipoatrophy
D. HIV Stage 1
E. Biochemical Changes
F. Wasting Syndrome
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