ABSITE Flashcards
Ideal Body Weight Formula
Male = 50 kg + 2.3 kg for each inch >5' Female = 45.5 + 2.3 kg for each inch >5'
refeeding syndrome
complication of aggressive nutrition support after prolonged starvation
Components of TPN
Percentage of calories: 55% from dextrose 25-30% from lipids 20% from AAs (10-15% from essential AAs)
Calories in TPN
1 mL TPN = 1 cal
Essential FAs
linolenic, linoleic
most common complication of TPN
line infection
Which amino acids cannot act as precursors to gluconeogenesis
leonine and lysine
zinc deficiency
skin rash, hair loss
selenium deficiency
cardiomyopathy
chromium deficiency
poor glycemic control
copper deficiency
pancytopenia
protein requirements for healthy adults
0.8g/kg/day
protein requirements for critically ill surgical patients WITHOUT renal or hepatic disease
1.5-2.0g/kg/day
Kwashiorkor
edema, anasarca, anorexia: “protein defecit”
Marasmus
no edema. severe muscle wasting, loss of body fat: “total calorie defecit”
In PPN, 50% of calories are from ___
lipids
tx for symptomatic or severe hyponatremia (<100 mEq/L)
hypertonic saline
presentation of hypercalcemic crisis
muscle weakness, fatigue, hypercalcemia
tx of severe hypocalcemia
calcium gluconate or calcium chloride
tx of non-severe hypocalcemia
PO calcium
1st symptom of hypocalcemia
perioral or fingertip numbness
Each __ mEq of potassium will raise serum K by __ mEq/L
Each 10 mEq of potassium will raise serum K by 0.1 mEq/L
What is the chemical cause of metabolic alkalosis?
Loss of anions (e.g. Cl- from the stomach and albumin from plasma) or increases in cations (rare).
Metabolic derangements in recurrent vomiting
hypokalemic, hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis with low urine Cl-
Tx for metabolic derangements of recurrent vomiting
Cl- replacement via NS
What causes paradoxical aciduria?
It presents in metabolic alkalosis 2/2 recurrent vomiting because of activation of H+/K+ exchanger to conserve K+.
What metabolic effects/derangements are associated with spironolactone?
potassium-sparing; hyperchloremic, non-anion gap metabolic acidosis
What are elemental formulas?
Easily digestible, low-fat nutrition that uses free amino acids or small chain peptides as protein sources for patients with maldigestion and malabsorption.
Formula for anion gap
Na - (Cl + HC03)
cations minus anions
Normal anion gap
8 +/- 4
What are the causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis?
MUDPILES, SiR M: methanol U: uremia D: DKA P: propylene glycol I: isoniazid L: lactic acidosis E: ethylene glycol S: salicylates S: sepsis R: renal failure
What are the causes of non anion gap metabolic acidosis?
DR.
D: diarrhea
R: renal tubular acidosis
emergency tx of severe symptomatic hypermagnesemia
Calcium gluconate to antagonize the effect of magnesium on neuromuscular function. Can also give IVF and loop diuretics.
What cells rely on glucose as their exclusive fuel source?
RBCs
polymorph neutrophils
adrenal medulla
Heart muscles rely on ___ for fuel
free fatty acids
Skeletal muscles use ___ for fuel
glucose (but can use free fatty acids when stressed)
The brain uses ___ for fuel
glucose (but can use ketones in starvation)
What does the pancreas secrete in active forms?
amylase
lipase
ribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease