Reference no: EM133344635
Questions:
1. How does metabolism during starvation differ between a healthy, non-hospitalized person and a critically ill, ICU patient?
2. Describe the effects of administration of exogenous nutrition in both of the above metabolic states.
3. What is enteral nutrition (EN)?
4. What are the different routes of administration of EN?
5. What are the major types of enteral formulas available on the market? Give three examples of each one used in this hospital.
6. What are enteral modular products? Which ones do were use here and for what reasons?
7. What is the role of glutamine in enteral nutrition?
8. What are contraindications to EN?
9. What are the major complications associated with EN?
10. What would you monitor to assess patient tolerance of EN?
11. What are aspiration precautions in regards to EN?
12. What is parenteral nutrition (PN)?
13. How do Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition (PPN) and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) differ from each other?
14. What are the major complications associated with PN?
15. What should be considered before recommending PN?
16. What lab values need to be monitored with PN? What about for long term PN?