Nutrients
A chemical substance composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen molecules that supply the body with 4 kilocalories per gram.
What are carbohydrates?
A vitamin known as the "sunshine vitamin"
Vitamin D
Eating disorder that involves bingeing and purging.
What is bulimia nervosa?
Broth and Jello are part of this diet.
What is a clear liquid diet?
Landmarks used to measure for NG tube
tip of nose to earlobe, to xyphoid process
A complex carbohydrate that can be classified as soluble or insoluble.
What is fiber?
Vitamin that is an antioxidant that protects cells from injury from free radicals.
What is Vitamin E?
Type of nutrition that is provided through a central venous catheter for patients who do not have a functioning GI tract.
What is TPN- total parenteral nutrition?
Juices with pulp are found in this diet.
What is a full liquid diet?
Position neck should be in when starting to insert an NG tube.
The patient's neck should be hyperextended.
A nutrient that yields 9 kilocalories per gram when metabolized within the body
What are fats?
What vitamin is synthesized in the body by bacteria found in the large intestine.
What is vitamin K?
Inhalation of fluid or foreign matter into the lungs and bronchi.
What is aspiration?
Food that has been placed in a blender to get a pulplike consistency are part of this diet.
What is a pureed diet?
Method of confirming initial NG tube placement
XRAY
A nutrient that consists of amino acids and plays an active role in development, maintenance, and repair of the body's tissues, organs, and cells.
What is protein?
One of the B vitamins that is especially critical to the formation of rapidly growing cells, such as those in blood and in fetal and GI tissue.
What is vitamin B9, folic acid?
Organ in the body that produces bile to aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients.
What is the liver?
Type of liquids that are used for patient when they have difficulty swallowing and are at risk of aspiration.
What are thickened liquids?
After initial placement, what method is used to verify placement of the NGT
What is ph?
A nutrient that is categorized according to its solubility in fat or water.
What are vitamins?
A vitamin that is known for contributing to the development of a strong immune system.
What is vitamin C?
Thinning hair, deep red lips with cracks, beefy tongue, and brittle nails are signs of this condition.
What is malnutrition?
When food consistency has been modified for people who have difficulty chewing, it can be found in this diet.
What is a mechanical soft diet?
After confirming NG placement by checking pH, the nurse checks this before administering a feeding
What is gastric residual volume?