Nutrition
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The study of how food nourishes the body. Nutrients within the food
impact of human behavior/environment.
Three regulate body processes (micronutrients)
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Vitamins. Minerals. Water.
Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements. Defining characteristics
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Weight loss ≥ 20% of ideal wt over 3-6 mos. Changes in appetite/taste.
Inability feed self. Difficulty swallowing or chewing. Gastrointestinal
symptoms. Condition of hair, fingernails, skin, teeth, mucous membranes.
Muscles: wasting, weakness, decreased tone.
Nutritional Assessment
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Anthropometric Measurements. BMI. Physical Examination. Health History
(including meds and OTC). Diet History. Lab data: Glucose, electrolytes,
lipid profile, BUN. Functional status. Cultural Considerations: What is the
basis for cultural differences?
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, Leading Causes of Death in USA 2009
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1. Heart Disease. 2. Cancers. 3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Infections. 4.
Cerebrovascular Diseases. 5. Accidents. 6. Alzheimer's. 7. Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention: Total Parenteral Nutrition
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aka hyperalimentation. Intravenous administration, usually through a central
vein. TPN is initiated when nutritional requirements cannot be met through
diet, enteral feedings, or peripheral vein infusions. Complications include
pneumothorax and infection.
Full Liquid Diet
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next step after clear liquid, client unable to chew -- puree soups. Nursing
considerations: deficient in calories and nutrition.
Fat soluble Vitamins
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The study of how food nourishes the body. Nutrients within the food
impact of human behavior/environment.
Three regulate body processes (micronutrients)
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Vitamins. Minerals. Water.
Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements. Defining characteristics
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Weight loss ≥ 20% of ideal wt over 3-6 mos. Changes in appetite/taste.
Inability feed self. Difficulty swallowing or chewing. Gastrointestinal
symptoms. Condition of hair, fingernails, skin, teeth, mucous membranes.
Muscles: wasting, weakness, decreased tone.
Nutritional Assessment
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Anthropometric Measurements. BMI. Physical Examination. Health History
(including meds and OTC). Diet History. Lab data: Glucose, electrolytes,
lipid profile, BUN. Functional status. Cultural Considerations: What is the
basis for cultural differences?
Get Vitamin D From
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fish
, Leading Causes of Death in USA 2009
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1. Heart Disease. 2. Cancers. 3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Infections. 4.
Cerebrovascular Diseases. 5. Accidents. 6. Alzheimer's. 7. Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention: Total Parenteral Nutrition
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aka hyperalimentation. Intravenous administration, usually through a central
vein. TPN is initiated when nutritional requirements cannot be met through
diet, enteral feedings, or peripheral vein infusions. Complications include
pneumothorax and infection.
Full Liquid Diet
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next step after clear liquid, client unable to chew -- puree soups. Nursing
considerations: deficient in calories and nutrition.
Fat soluble Vitamins
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