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Unit assessment
Choose the most appropriate answers.
3. The following are steps in measuring MUAC. Which are true and which are false?
| True | False | |
|---|---|---|
| a) Explain to the child and/or his or her parents what you are going to do. | ||
| b) Make sure that the arm to be measured is relaxed and hangs down the side of his body. | ||
| c) Locate the olecranon and acromium processes, measure the length between them and mark the midpoint. | ||
| d) Place the tape measure around the left arm ensuring that the tape tightly fits the arm. | ||
| e) Record the MUAC to the nearest centimetre. |
Please answer the question first.
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a), b) and c) are true. d) and e) are false. Remember that the tape neither pinches nor is left loose on the arm. MUAC should
be recorded to the nearest millimetre and not centimetre.
