Altered Nutrition
Pain, difficulty chewing, dysphagia, depression
What are factors that can lead to malnutrition (decreased food intake)?
A person with this disease would be on a gluten free diet
What is celiac diease?
Carbohydrates, fats, and protein
What are energy sources for the body?
Type of diet for someone who is edentulous (has no teeth)?
What is a mechanical soft diet?
Requires increased intake of protein, iron, folic acid, calcium, and iodine
What is pregnancy?
More vital to life than food
What is water?
BMI - Obesity
> 30
This type of diet may need supplementation of vitamin B12 and iron
What is a vegan diet?
Replaced the Food Pyramid
What is the MyPlate Food Guide?
BMI - Underweight
< 18.5
The appropriate diet for a person with GERD
What is a bland diet?
This patient may require modified consistency liquids: thin, nectar-thick, honey-thick, or pudding-thick
What a patient with dysphagia?
Alcohol abuse decreases these nutrients
What are B vitamins?
Prevention Techniques for Aspiration
Sit upright (High Fowler’s/chair), support head & neck; Chin tuck when swallowing; No straws; Watch for aspiration: coughing, choking, drooling, food pocketing; Stay semi-Fowler’s 1 hr after meals; Oral care after meals/snacks
The usual progression of diet for a hospitalized patient who has been NPO
What is clear liquid, full liquid, soft, then regular?
Type of diet used before surgery, before certain diagnostic tests, and if patient is comatose
What is nothing by mouth (NPO)?
These are the methods for determining nasogastric tube placement prior to administrating a medication or tube feeding
What is radiography, aspiration of gastric fluids, and pH test?