What are the two dietary modifications and what are the dietary guidelines?
Quantitative and Qualitative
Designed to attain or maintain optimal nutritional status
What is integrative medicine and where are they located?
This is a person centered therapeutic process where both western and traditional medical treatments help people take care of their physical, psychological and spiritual health.
They are located in larger hospitals
What are the different types of medicines?
Complementary medicine- non western healing approaches used at the same time as conventional medicine.
Naturopathic medicine- noninvasive natural healing to recover from disease and achieve wellness.
Alternative medicine- are used instead of conventional medicine
What are the specific subgroups for nutrient supplements recommended for a safety net and what is recommended?
Pregnant women need folic acid and iron
Children or teenagers may need an iron or calcium supplement
Elderly adults may require additional vitamin D and calcium
When is Enteral feeding appropriate?
When the gut is functioning
When patient is unable or unwilling to consume adequate nutrients/ kilocalories orally
What are basic hospital diets?
Regular or general diet, Diet as tolerated, clear liquid diets, Full liquid diets, Dysphagia diets, soft diets
What is biologically based therapies?
They encompass materials found in nature.
What is TCAM?
Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. A cluster of medical and healthcare approaches, methods and items not associated with conventional medicine.
What act regulated dietary supplements and labeling and in what year?
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
In 1994
What are the types of formulas?
Standard intact formulas- require a normally functioning GI tract-
blendederized food, milk based,
special formulas;elemental formulas- predigested or hydrolyzed
specialty formulas- designed to meet specialized nutrient
What are signs of Dysphagia and what are the Dysphagia diets and how many levels are there?
Swallowing difficulty, pocketing of food, choking, gaggling, and taking longer than 2 to 10 seconds to swallow food.
Pureed, Mechanically Altered, Dysplasia advanced, return to regular diet.
There are 4 levels
What are the materials include for the biologically based therapies
The materials include functional foods, botanicals and herbs.
What has worked for thousands of years for traditional medicine?
Acupuncture, energy work, body work, and herbal medicine
What are Dietary supplements?
Products that supplement dietary intake and contain one or more of the following:
vitamin, mineral, herb, tore botanical
An amino acid
A dietary substance
A concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract or a combination of the preceding ingredients
What are the feeding routes for Enteral Nutrition?
Nastrogastric
Nasoduodenal
Nasojejunal
What are common food allergies for people who are not able to consume certain types of food?
Wheat, Dairy, Nuts, Gluten, Sugar, Shellfish, Egg, Lactose
what is the efficacy of the therapy based on?
They are Anecdotal based on self reported experiences of individuals
What does Eastern medicine do?
It treats the body as a whole. It bases their system on the forces of nature and understand the fundamental concept of yin and yang.
What are dietary supplements?
They are considered food not drugs or food additives.
What is parenteral nutrition?
Provision of energy and nutrients intravenously
What are top causes of food poisoning?
Norovirius, Salmonella species, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter species, Staphylococcus aureus
What are the risks of herbs, botanical, and dietary supplements?
They are not regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration.
They can be contaminated with other herbs, pesticides, and other products during growth. The safety and toxicity and adverse interactions with other medications to treatments have not been tested
What is a example of alternative medicine?
The use of herbal supplements or shark cartilage instead of chemotherapy or surgery for cancer
If claims are made what must the statement include?
This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.
What are the components of parenteral nutrition solutions?
Carbohydrates, Amino Acids,Fats, Total nutrient admixtures, Electrolytes, trace elements, vitamins, bioactive substance