Nutrition
Bolus, Continuous, Cyclic
What are the types of tube feeding?
This is the leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer in the U.S.
What is Cirrhosis?
This is inflammation of the gallbladder.
What is Cholecystitis?
This is the process of maintaining optimal blood glucose levels.
What is Glucose Regulation?
This is a type of abnormal cell growth in which cellular regulation is lost.
What is Cancer or malignancy?
This should be done within 24 hours of patient's admission to hospital.
What is the Nutrition Assessment
NAFLD
What is Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?
This is a progressive, destructive disease of the pancreas that has remissions and exacerbations (flare-ups).
What is Chronic Pancreatitis?
polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia.
What are the classic symptoms of diabetes?
This is the process of changing a normal cell into a cancer cell.
What is Carcinogenesis?
This form of nutrition is introduced through the veins.
What is Parenteral Nutrition?
This may be needed if ascites affects a patient’s respiratory effort.
What is Abdominal paracentesis?
This complication occurs from swelling of the head of the pancreas, which slows bile flow through the common bile duct.
What is Jaundice?
This is caused by absence of insulin and generation of ketoacids.
What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)?
This occurs when cancer cells move from the primary location by breaking off from the original tumor and establishing remote tumors.
What is Metastasis?
This is a feeding tube inserted nasally and then advanced into the GI tract.
What is a Nasogastric Tube (NG) tube?
This virus is commonly found in shellfish caught in contaminated water
What is Hepatitis A Virus (HAV)?
“Attacks” are common during holidays and vacation when alcohol consumption is high.
What is Acute Pancreatitis?
Features of this syndrome include Abdominal obesity, Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia.
What is Metabolic Syndrome?
This system is used to describe the anatomic extent of cancers.
What is the TNM (tumor, node, metastasis) staging system?
Name the 5 Anthropometric Measurements
What are Height, Weight, BMI, BSA, Skinfold measurements?
This is a persistent increase in pressure within the portal vein from 3 mm Hg to at least 10 mm Hg.
What is Portal Hypertension?
This often presents in a slow and vague manner.
What is Pancreatic Cancer?
Coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease.
What are Macrovascular complications of diabetes?
This is a newer classification in cancer treatment, involves the use of the body’s own defense system to attack the foreign cells.
What is Immunotherapy?