Nutrition
This is found in meat, poultry, and dairy products.
What are proteins?
Nothing by mouth or nothing per oral
What is NPO?
This is a a food consistency that is blended or smooth
What is a pureed diet?
When the body losses more fluids that consumed
What is dehydration?
high blood sugar is
What is hyperglycemia?
Normal adult should have 2-quarts per day or eight-8oz glasses
What is water?
This is difficulty swallowing and requires thickened liquids.
What is dysphagia?
This is a diet that is ordered by a MD to assist with a medical condition. Starts with a "T"
What is a therapeutic diet?
If a resident has a rapid weight gain and puffiness in the lower legs this is what
What is edema?
This needs to be reported right away.
This is the position that a person should be in when eating.
What is the high fowlers position?
These can be found in cheese, butter, nuts, oils and meats. Olive oil is an example
What are fats?
This is caused by a blood clot or a blood vessel that has ruptured.
What is a cerebral vascular accident or stroke?
Diet that you can "see through" the liquids. Used for people with vomiting or diarrhea.
What is a clear liquid diet?
Joan drank 8 oz up of coffee and 4oz of OJ--oz to ml
What is 360ml?
Carbohydrates do what in the body
What is provide heat and energy?
These are found in foods made from grains, fruits, and starchy vegetables. Turn to sugar.
What are carbohydrates?
Inhaling liquids, foods or foreign objects into the lungs
What is aspiration?
This is a tube that goes through the nose
What is a nasogastric tube?
Naso--means nose and gastric means stomach
all foods of fluids consumed Look at key terms
What is intake?
List symptoms of hypoglycemia
sweating, confusion, anxiety, headache
These are the building blocks to repair body tissues.
What are proteins?
This is an accumulation of excessive fluids in the body.
What is edema?
tube inserted through small incision in the abdomen and goes directly into the stomach.
What is a gastrostomy tube?
6oz, 2oz, 8oz--do the conversion and calculate
180ml
60mls
240mls=480ml's
List 5 examples of a therapeutic diet
What are:
diabetic diet, low sodium, bland diet, low fat/low cholesterol and low calorie diet