Tubes, tubes, tubes
Altered Nutrition
Modified Diets
Specialty Diets
Miscellaneous
100

Tube placed in pts nose to stomach

What is a nasogastric tube?

100

Marasmus, Kashikoror.

What are types of malnutrition?

100

This person would be on a gluten free diet

What is celiac diease?

100

This diet is limited to broths, water, teas, coffee or other carbonated beverages and clear juices; provides fluids and carbohydrates only; short-term use only.

What is a clear liquid diet?

100

A diet prescribed as part of the treatment plan of more than one disease or condition

What is a therapeutic diet/

200

Position for a patient with a feeding tube

What is 30-45 degrees?

200

Type of diet for someone who is edentulous?

What is a mechanical soft diet?

200

A person on a diuretic like lasix would increase their intake of what electrolyte?

What is potassium? (K+)

200

This diet is low in fiber, connective tissue, and fats, avoids gas producing foods and seasonings

What is a digestive soft diet?

200

The biggest risk associated with this diet is pulmonary aspiration.

What is enteral nutrition?

300

Tube that goes into the small intestine

What is a j-tube?

300

When the BMI or Body Mass Index, is greater than

What is the definition of obesity?

300

This type of diet may need the addition of B12

What is a vegan diet?

300

Translates as "Nothing per Ossa"; used as a pre-op order or to rest the gut. No more than 3 days

What is the NPO diet order?

300

Common side effect from tube feeding

What is diarrhea?

400

Ear, tip of nose, xiphoid process

What is how to measure a NG tube?

400

Refers to an intake of insufficient calories/nutrients to meet daily energy requirements due to inadequate food intake.

What is undernutrition?

400

The appropriate diet for a person with GERD

What is a bland diet?

400

This diet has four levels of liquids: thin, nectar-thick, honey-thick, and pudding or spoon-thick and four levels of food consistencies?

What is the Dysphagia diet?

400

No meat, but will eat eggs

What is an ovo-vegetarian?

500

Tube placed in stomach through abdominal wall.

What is a PEG tube? (gastrostomy tube)

500

Lack of these can cause a decreased metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

What are vitamins?

500

This is the progression of diet for a hospitalized patient

What is clear liquid, full liquid, soft, regular?

500

This diet contains only liquids or foods that turn to liquid at body temperature.

What is the Full Liquid diet?

500

These are the methods for determining nasogastric tube placement prior to administrating a medication via tube.

What is an air bolus, aspiration of gastric fluids, and pH test?