Nutritional Therapy
Treat and manage disease
Prevent complications
restore or maintain health
What are goals Nutritional therapy
These tubes are placed for long term feeding support and by pass the abdomen and are placed in the intestine.
What are Jejunostomy or duodenal tubes
Symptoms of this Diagnosis include the following:
Increased pulse rate Flat neck veins orthostatic hypotension Thick saliva
What is dehydration:
How do we treat this?
What evaluation criteria can we use to assess correction
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What is Respiratory Alkalosis
This diagnostic study is used to examine deep structures of the body using waves
What is an ultrasound
These foods have a low risk of causing abdominal discomfort. An example may be Custard
What are foods on a low residue diet
These tubes can be placed by the nurse at the bedside and require an Xray before the initial feeding. The tip of the tube is located in the stomach
What is a Nasogastric tube
Signs of this diagnosis include
Elevated blood pressure slow slow bounding pulse and edema
What is fluid overload
how do we assess for this
What treatment would you anticipate
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What is respiratory Acidosis
This diagnostic studies includes the type and number of red blood cells white blood cells platelets and hemoglobin.
What is a complete Blood Count
This disorder is classified by a BMI of less than 14.5 and characterized by an extreme fear of becoming fat and severe disturbance in body image
What is anorexia nervosa
This action is performed prior to administering tube feeding and is performed by auscultating the abdomen
What is checking placement of the tube
This electrolyte imbalance causes Central nervous system and neuromuscular changes mental confusion headaches altered level of consciousness
What is hyponatremia
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What is metabolic acidosis
This diagnostic exam reviews the structures of the kidneys Urethra and bladder
What is a KUB
This is the leading cause of preventable death in the United states.
What is obesity
This process is performed to ensure the client is tolerating prescribed tube feeding
What is checking residual amounts.
When would you notify the physician regarding the amount of residual?
This electrolyte imbalance causes symptoms of numbness hand spasms and cardiac arrythmias
What is Hypocalcemia
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What is Metabolic Alkalosis
This diagnostic test uses a small machine to measure glucose content of capillary blood
What is a glucose meter
Many older adults experience this with no obvious signs or symptoms eventually they are not able to tolerate any oral food intake
What is Aspiration
This type of nutrition is usually given for clients with burns Cancer and severe Malnutrition and it is given with lipid solutions
What is TPN
This electrolyte imbalance causes muscle weakness hypotension and paralysis
What is hyperkalemia
What is respiratory alkalosis
This diagnostic test uses magnetic fields to visualize soft tissues without contrast
What is an MRI