ENT/PNT Flashcards
1
Q
What is enteral tube feeding?
A
Delivery of nutritionally complete fee via tube in the stomach duodenum or jejunum
2
Q
When is ENT given?
A
-When there is inadequate oral intake but functional ad accessible GI tract
3
Q
DONT give ENT when?
A
When there is a lower GI obstruction, prolonged intestinal ileus, sever diarrhoea/vomiting, intestinal ischaemia or high enterococcus fistula
4
Q
What is parenteral nutrition?
A
Admission of nutrient solutions via central/peripheral vein.
Expertly calculated regime
5
Q
When is PN given?
A
When the gut doesn’t work eg short bowel syndrome
6
Q
What is refeeding syndrome?
A
Potentially fatal shift of electrolytes and fluid and organ function disturbance which is a result of rapid refeeding after undernutrition
