ASPEN Modules Questions and
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Which of the following is the inpatient glycemic target for critically ill patients?
1: 80-110 mg/dL
2: 140-180 mg/dL
3: 181-210 mg/dL
4: 211-240 mg/dL - Answer-2: 140-180 mg/dL
For the critically ill patient, blood glucose levels should be mai...
hormones including epinephrine, glucagon, and cortisol. These hormones are
responsible for glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, proteolysis, and free fatty acid
release. The goal of this metabolic response is to maintain survival and homeostasis
and promote recovery. Therapeutic intervention is geared toward blunting the
inflammatory response without making the patient susceptible to immunosuppression.
Timely resuscitation, including restoration of perfusion, oxygenation, and hemodynamic
stability is the top priority. The early initiation of nutrition is an important component of
supportive therapy in the care of the trauma patient.
In patients with burns, providing caloric support above energy expenditure has been
found to
1: significantly decrease hospital length of stay
2: improve wound healing and graft success
3: decrease fat accumulation and steatosis
4: have no effect on preservation of lean body mass - Answer✔✔-4: have no effect
on preservation of lean body mass
The metabolic stress that occurs in burn injury generates a hypercatabolic state that
increases energy expenditure. Although patients with burns have increased needs,
feeding in excess of energy expenditure may cause hyperglycemia, hepatic steatosis,
and prolonged ventilator dependence. One study of critically ill burn patients showed
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