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Adult Enteral Nutrition Support: MNT Questions and Answers Grade A+
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Questions and Answers Grade A+
When determining nutrition support, what should your first choice be?
✓ oral diet
When determining nutrition support, what should your second choice be?
✓ enteral nutrition
When determining nutrition support, what should your third choice be?
✓ parenteral nutrition
what is the definition of enteral nutrition?
✓ providing nutrition via a feeding tube when a patient is unable to
consume enough nutrients from oral diet +/- oral supplements
✓ *used for patients who have a functioning GI tract
How do you assess a patient who might need enteral nutrition?
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✓ - has a functioning GI (but can't oral intake)
✓ - has malnutrition
✓ - has dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
✓ - has major trauma (or burns or C.I.) and unable to meet metabolic
demands of the illness
How do you diagnose a patient who might need enteral nutrition?
✓ - inadequate oral intake
✓ - inadequate enteral nutrition infusion
✓ - swallowing difficulty
what is the first law of nutrition support?
✓ if the gut works, USE IT.
what happens to the GI tract during parenteral nutrition?
✓ -during critical illness causes breakdown of GI mucosal barrier
✓ - increased permeability to bacteria and toxins
✓ - contributes to SIRS and MODS
what are some benefits of enteral nutrition?
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