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Polymetric Enteral Nutrition
GI tract must be able to absorb whole nutrients
A dietary supplement
Sometimes called Ensure
Modular Enteral Nutrition
Not nutritionally complete
Protein Supplements
Elemental Enteral Nutrition
consists of predigested nutrients
What kind of Enteral Diet would you place the anorexic on?
Polymetric
The Patient with a dysfunctional GI tract and cannot absorb nutrients would be placed on what kind of enteral diet?
Elemental
usually used in patients who have trouble absorbing nutrients.
A patient with no teeth would be placed on what kind of diet?
Mechanically soft
--cottage cheese, potato pancakes
What kind of diet would you place a patient with GI problems to reduce gas?
Low- REsidue Diet
No skin on Foods, pasta
What kind of patients should be placed on Enteral Diets?
Cancer of the Head, Neck, and upper GI
Critical Illness, trauma, neuromuscular disorders
GI disorders
Ventilated Patients
Inadequate Oral Intake
What are some Complications that can occur with Enteral Diets?
Diarrhea (especially with polymetric), aspirations, electrolyte imbalance, hyperglycemia, breakdown of tissue at insertion site, risk of infection
When would you use Parenteral Nutrition?
For a patient with no bowel sounds
Sepsis
Complications with parenteral nutrition?
CLOTS
Parenteral Nutrition
Administration of nutrition into the vascular system
Author
NurseNatalie
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43625
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A lil more on nutrition
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Nurs200
Updated
2010-10-20T05:01:14Z
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