Common Food Allergens
What is a food allergy?
What is an immune response to protein found in common foods.
Foods that are liquid at room temperature.
What is a liquid diet
Caused by eating raw or undercooked meats, particularly pork products
What is trichinosis
Tube is passed through nose to stomach
What is nasogastric
Nonsurgical placement
What is short duration
Amount of a certain food can cause a reaction
What is any amount.
Level 1 of a dysphagia diet
What is dysphagia pureed
Raw or contaminated meat, poultry, milk or egg yolks. Can be spread by knives, cutting surfaces or an infected food handler.
What is Salmonella species
Tube is passed from nose to duodenum
What is nasoduodenal
What is long duration
What are some common food allergens?
What is peanuts, shellfish, milk, eggs, sesame, soy, wheat.
Whole foods, low in fiber and lightly seasoned
What is a soft diet
Commonly spread when serving dishes, food that is not kept hot enough, or food is chilled too slowly.
What is Clostridium perfringens
Tube is passed from nose to jejunum
What is nasojejunal
Continuous, intermittent, and bolus
What is method of administration
What allergy do most children grow out of?
What is the egg and milk allergy.
Level 3 of a dysphagia diet
What is dysphagia advanced
Meats and prepared salads, cream sauces, and cream-filled pastries. Can be spread by hand contact
What is Staphylococcus aureus
Tube is surgically inserted into stomach
What is gastrostomy
Patient's digestive and absorptive capacities; fluid restriction
What is formula selection
What is food tolerance?
What is a sensitivity to the chemicals found in food.
What is return to regular diet
Beef contaminated with feces during slaughter. Spread mainly by undercooked ground beef.
What is E. coli
Tube is surgically inserted into small intestine
What is jejunostomy
Elemental formulas composed of partially or fully hydrolyzed nutrients
What is special formulas