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Nutrition Support ExamMalnutrition results in: - ANSWERincreased risk of infection, delayed wound healing,
longer hospital stay
malnutrition remedies: - ANSWERspecialized oral diets, supplement foods, enteral and
parenteral nutrition
Enteral nutrition - ANSWERdelivery of nutrients to the GI tract, through a feeding tube,
catheter or stoma
Enteral nutrition preferred for - ANSWERpatients who cannot meet their nutrition needs
through voluntary oral intake
Enteral nutrition indications in adults - ANSWERFunctioning GI tract and : inadequate
oral intake for 7-14 days or inadequate oral intake is expected to persist for at least 7-14
days
Enteral nutriton indicators in pediatric patients - ANSWERinability to obtain less than
80% of caloric needs by mouth or requiring 4 or more hours to eat per day and/or
malnutrition or poor growth
Enteral nutrition advantages - ANSWERcost-effective, reduced length of hospital stay,
reduced need for surgical interventions, improved wound healing, maintenance of GI
function
Enteral nutrition GI access - ANSWERaccess route described by where it enters the
body and where the tip is located; nasogastric and orogastric
PEG - ANSWERpercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
PEG required if you cannot - ANSWEReat, digest or absorb food due to: esophageal
cancer, stroke, major surgery, trauma, burns, anorexia, inflammation of the pancreas;
radiation therapy or IBS
Ligament of Treitz - ANSWERwant tube to be below this ligament; want it to pass the
ligament of Treitz
PEG-J - ANSWERJejunostomy tube, which goes in the jejunum.
selection of feeding tubes - ANSWERIf length of estimated feeding time is greater than
4 weeks, either a gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes should be considered
Impaired digestion - ANSWERVITAL
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