Dietary Modifications
Which diet carefully controls carbohydrate servings and may include small snacks for patients with varying types and intensities of diabetes?
What is the Diabetic Diet?
What is the primary concern in patients with dysphagia?
What is the risk of aspiration?
What is the primary goal of nutritional therapy for diabetes?
What is to maintain blood glucose levels within the target range?
What is the common term for feeding tubes inserted through the nose?
What is nasogastric tube
(NG tube)?
What diet is planned with special consideration of nutrients and may include restrictions on protein, phosphorus, and potassium for patients with kidney disease?
What is the Renal Diet?
Which professional typically assesses and manages dysphagia in patients?
Who is a speech-language pathologist?
Which macronutrient has the most significant impact on blood glucose levels?
What are carbohydrates
What is the term for feeding directly into the stomach or small intestine?
What is enteral nutrition?
Which diet changes regular food to a smooth liquid consistency, often for patients with chewing or swallowing difficulties?
What is the Pureed Diet?
What type of liquid consistency might be recommended for a patient with moderate dysphagia?
What is nectar-thick?
What is a common dietary strategy to prevent hypoglycemia in patients taking insulin?
What is regular meal and snack times?
What is one method used to confirm proper placement of an enteral feeding tube?
What is an X-ray?
What diet would be prescribed for a patient with GI disorders such as: Constipation, Diverticulosis, Irritable bowel syndrome?
What is a high fibre diet
What is one common dietary modification for patients with dysphagia?
What is pureed food?
What is a common complication of enteral feeding?
What is aspiration pneumonia?
What kind of diet would be ordered for a patient with pancreatitis or cholelithiasis?