Week 1: Total Parenteral Nutrition Complete Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+.
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TPN
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TPN
What is TPN and what is its function? - correct answer Total Parenteral Nutrition
TPN provides for the total nutritional needs of infants or children when feeding by the GI tract is impossible, inadequate, or hazardous.
TPN therapy involves IV infusion of ...
- Complete blood count (CBC). - Serum proteins, often including albumin, transferrin, C-reactive protein,
and/or pre-albumin.
Daily until stable:
- Electrolyte panel daily until stable, then weekly.
- Glucose every 6 hours until within normal limits for 48 hours, then daily.
- Glucose in preparation for cyclic home parenteral nutrition (PN); monitor 2 hours after PN begins and 2
hours after PN ends, adjust insulin per orders.
Monthly or biannually:
- Trace elements.
- Selected vitamins for long term home PN patients.
What vessels are used for TPN? - correct answer TPN admin requires infusion into
large vessels able to handle the sufficient volumes, irritating nature of the concentrations, and
turbulence - The superior vena cava and innominate or intrathoracic subclavian veins approached by
way of the external or internal jugular veins.
The highly irritating nature of the concentrated glucose precludes the use of peripheral veins in most
instances.
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