Nutrition in Wound Healing
Resource to help raise awareness of the role of nutrition in wound healing
Identifying Malnutrition - Biochemical Markers
Checking a patient's blood for biochemical markers (blood serum levels of nutrients) can be useful in aiding the nutritional assessment process. It is often appropriate for serum levels of nutrients such as vitamin C, and albumin (which is a protein), alongside haemoglobin to be taken (Ripley, 2006). Such readings can identify nutrients that the patient may be lacking in, and then a plan to address this can be implemented.
Do you know what nutrients are in which food product? For example, if a patient were found to have low albumin (protein), what sorts of food could you recommend they eat? Review the ‘Nutrients’ section to find out.
