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Severe Acute Malnutrition. Acute malnutrition also known as wasting. nutrition is characterized by rapid deterioration in nutritional status over a short period of time it can be measured using the mid upper arm circumference there are different level of severe acute malnutrition Moderate acute malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition. 1. Acute malnutrition defined as of bilateral pitting edema are both feet mid upper arm circumference less than 11.5 CM. 2. Moderate acute malnutrition malnutrition define mid upper arm circumference more than 11.5 CM less then 12.5 cm.. Admission procedure of OTP. There are 9 step of admission in OTP. 1•sugar water 2* measure muac weight and assess for Oedema. 3* medical assessment 4* appetite test 5* decide if child should continue in otp or transferred to stabilization centre 5/6* enrollment in OTP children pass appetite test 6* medical treatment and OTP 7* nutritional treatment in OTP. 8* other admission procedure. 9* OTP follow up visit