Case Study A client was referred to you for a nutrition assessment and diagnosis. Case Study: Mr Lim Ah Poh Referred Client: Name: MrLim Ah Poh

S3470C Nutrition Care Process – Case Study Analysis

Case Study

A client was referred to you for a nutrition assessment and diagnosis.

Case Study: Mr Lim Ah Poh

Referred Client:

Name: MrLim Ah Poh

Age: 54years old

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Chinese

Height: 168cm

Weight: 90kg

Occupation: Administration Executive

Living siutation: Lives with wife and 1 daughter in a 3 room HDB flat

Highest education qualification: Secondary School

Diagnosed condition:

  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitues – Diagnosed2 years ago, on metformin
  • Hypertension–Just diagnosed, have not started on medication

Recent Blood Test Results:

  • HbA1c: 8.5%
  • Fasting Glucose: 14.9 mmol/L
  • Total Cholesterol: 4.8 mmol/L
  • LDL: 2.9 mmol/L
  • HDL: 1.1 mmol/L
  • Triglycerides: 2.2 mmol/L
  • Blood Pressure: 149/95 mmHg

Social & Lifestyle Factors:

  • Financial struggles – Relies on savings, preparing daughter’s university education. Wife is housewife at home.
  • Sedentary lifestyle –Apart from commuting to work and back home, Mr Lim don’t do any other exercise.
  • Stress eating –Like to consume sweetened beverages
  • Social interaction –Interacts mainly with colleagues and spend time with wife and daughter at home.

24 hours Dietary History:

Meals Food items Remarks
Breakfast8am 1 cup Kopi (Ga Dai – add extra sugar)2 slices Toast with peanut butter Purchased from office canteen
Snack10am 1 bottle Coke (500ml)4 pieces Plain Cracker (Flavour: Salted) Eat at work
Lunch1pm 10 pieces Fried Chicken Nuggets (180g)5 packets Chilli Sauce1 bowl White Rice1 Fried Egg with Dark Soya Sauce1 bottle Fanta Grape drink (500ml) Purchased from the office canteen
Snack3pm 1 can Red Bull (330ml)4 pieces Plain Cracker (Flavour: Salt and Pepper) Eat at work
Dinner7pm ¼ plate Braised Vegetable1 palm size Fried Fish2 Fried Eggs1 bowl of Mixed Brown and White Rice1 small Pear1 can Sprite (330ml) Wife’s cooking
Supper11pm 1 bottle Fanta Orange drink (500ml)8 pieces Plain Cracker (Flavour: Salt and Pepper) Felt hungry before sleeping

Based on the information above, you are required to use the Nutrition Care Process (S.O.A.P) and the Nutrition Assessment Form to discuss the process of disease-nutrition care that your client should receive to manage his medical conditions.

Write a (S.O.A.P.) entry for the Mr Lim Ah Poh.

Subjective (10%)
Objective (10%)
Assessment (10%)
Plan (10%)
Monitoring (10%)