The GI Tract and Nutritional Processes
Components of Nutritionally Adequate Diet
Nutrition and Drug Interactions
Alternative Feeding Methods
Diagnostic Tests/PN
100
One of the largest organs in the body
What is the GI tract?
100
These processes take up energy and release energy.
What is anabolism and catabolism?
100
This affects drug absorption in the small intestine.
What is grapefruit juice?
100
Feeding a patient through a tube directly into the GI tract.
What is enteral nutrition?
100
Decreased by factors other than malnutrition i.e. fluid retention, liver damage, renal disease.
What is Albumin?
200
the source of exogenous compounds needed for metabolism.
What is nutrition?
200
The USDA food guide, My Pyramid, states that the majority of our food consumption should be in the form of
What are carbs?
200
Foods high in this vitamin cna disrupt the anticoagulation effect of warfarin.
What is K?
200
This enteral feeding system can stay in place longer and is less time-consuming.
What is a closed system?
200
Useful laboratory value for nutritional status.
What is Prealbumin (Transthyretin)?
300
These are starches, in the form of monosaccharides and disaccharides.
What are carbohydrates?
300
Body weight is maintained when an individual is in this
What is energy balance (balance between caloric intake and energy expenditure?
300
Because these are classified as food supplements rather than medications, they're not regulated by the FDA.
What are herbal products and dietary supplements?
300
Shouldn't be in place longer than 6-8 weeks.
What is an NG tube?
300
Not useful measures of nutritional status.
What is Hgb and Hct?
400
Digestion of these begins in the stomach where it is broken down into peptides.
What is protein?
400
Measuring energy expenditure through measurements of gas exchange
What is Indirect calorimetry?
400
These herbal products have known potential harmful reactions when combined with other certain prescribed medications.
What are St. Johns' wort and gingko biloba?
400
N & V, malabsorption, aspiration, abdominal distension, tube obstruction, diarrhea, and constipation.
What are complications of enteral feeding?
400
GI atrophy, fluid overload, hyperglycenia, allergic reactions, sepsis
What are complications of PN?
500
Transported to the liver in the form of glucose via the portal vein.
What are carbohydrates?
500
The number of calories needed to maintain body weight when a person is at rest.
What is Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)?
500
Broccoli, green leafy veges
What are foods high in vit. K?
500
The HOB should be _________________ during feedings and for _________________after feedings.
What is 30 degrees and 1 hour?
500
Less complications on the vascular system when given this way
What is PN through a central venous line?
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