Daily Diet
The administration of nutrients directly into the bloodstream.
What is parenteral nutrition (PN)?
Dividing the waist measurement by the hip measurement; ratio of 0.8 or less in women and 1.0 or less in men is associated with lower risk for health complications
What is waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)?
In obesity, this organ of the body does not experience the normal postprandial (after meal) decline, which can lead to increased appetite and overeating
What is the stomach?
Better for feedings for an extended timeframe, placed endoscopically into the stomach
What is a PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) tube?
A deficiency, excess, or imbalance in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients
An eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating episodes with inappropriate compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, laxative misuse, diuretic misuse, and/or overexercise
What is bulimia nervosa?
Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help a person with extreme/morbid obesity lose weight
What is bariatric surgery?
Dry and scaly skin, brittle nails, rashes, hair loss, mouth crusting and oral ulcers, decreased muscle mass, muscle weakness, confusion, irritability
What are some clinical manifestations, or signs and symptoms, of malnutrition?
Feeding tubes need to be flushed routinely with this volume of warm tap water or sterile water every 4 hours (q4h), and before and after bolus feeds
What is 30 mL?
Glucose, electrolytes, lipid profile, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), albumin, prealbumin, and C-reactive protein (CRP) are used to assess this process by which the body takes in and uses nutrients
What is nutrition?
An eating disorder characterized by restricting energy intake, difficulty maintaining an appropriate weight, intense fear of gaining weight or being fat, and distorted body image.
What is anorexia nervosa?
A 22-year-old male patient with a current medical history of obesity, HTN, HLD, and DM II therefore has this condition as well
What is metabolic syndrome?
Nutritionally balanced liquefied food or formula delivered through a tube, catheter, or stoma directly into the GI
What is enteral nutrition (also known as tube feeding)?
Daily assessment of the gastrostomy or jejunostomy site, rinsing with sterile water, applying a dressing, applying skin barrier or protective ointment, etc.
What is site care?
Major components of basic food groups including carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
What are macronutrients?
The body's response to switching from starvation to a fed state in the beginning of nutrition therapy in patients who are severely malnourished.
What is refeeding syndrome?
This is an important, preventable cause of cancer related to excess body fat and is most strongly linked to breast, colorectal, endometrial, esophagus, gallbladder, kidney, liver, ovarian, stomach, and thyroid cancer
What is obesity?
Higher risks for HLD, sudden cardiac death, atrial fibrillation (A-fib), HTN, varicose veins, coronary artery disease (CAD), deep venous thrombosis (DVT), venous stasis, right-sided heart failure, and more are present due to obesity with this system of the body
What is the cardiovascular system?
What is an enteral feeding misconnection?
What are micronutrients?
Decreased digestive enzymes or decreased bowel surface area can lead to this state of impaired absorption of nutrients from the GI tract
What is malabsorption syndrome?
This pharmacological intervention reserved should be part of a holistic weight loss program including a reduced-calorie diet, exercise, and behavior therapy
Weight in kg divided by the square of the height in meters to classify weight, that needs to be considered in relation to the patient's gender, age, and body build
What is body mass index (BMI)?
There are at least 4 types of tubes placed for feeding through the nasal or oral route for short-term feeding that lasts less than 4 weeks. Some feed the patient above the pyloric sphincter and some feed the patient below it.
(Please list as many as you can)
What are orogastric, nasogastric (NG), nasoduodenal, and nasojejunal tubes?
A nursing diagnosis for a patient with a history of depression who is experiencing diarrhea and malnutrition related to malabsorption of nutrients
What is Imbalanced Nutrition (Less Than Body Requirements) or something similar?