Fiser ABSITE Ch. 10 Nutrition Flashcards
Caloric need is approximately ___ kcal/kg/day
25
kcal/g of fat, protein, oral carbohydrates, dextrose
9, 4, 4, 3.4
How many g protein/kg/day is needed and what percentage should be essential amino acids.
1, 20
Formula for caloric requirements for burn patient? protein requirements?
25 kcal/kg/day + (30 kcal/day x % burn)
1-1.5 g/kg/day + (3g x % burn)
Much of the energy expenditure is used for what?
heat production
Basal metabolic rate increases ___% for each degree above 38.0
10
What is the name of the equation that calculates basal energy expenditure based on weight, height, age and gender?
Harris-Benedict equation
What is central line TPN based and what is its max administration rate?
glucose, 3 g/kg/hr
What is peripheral line parenteral nutrition (PPN) based?
fat based
What is the fuel for colonocytes?
short chain fatty acids
What is the fuel for small bowel enterocytes?
glutamine
What is the most common amino acid in the bloodstream and tissue?
glutamine
What is the primary fuel for neoplastic cell?
glutamine
Approximate half-life of albumin, transferrin, prealbumin
20 days, 10 days, 2 days
Normal protein level?
6.0-8.5
Name 4 acute indicators of nutritional status
retinal binding protein, prealbumin, transferrin, total lymphocyte count
Formulas for ideal body weight Men and Women
Men 106 lb + 6 lb for each inch over 5 ft
Women 100 lb + 5 lb for each inch over 5 ft
What is the strong risk factor for morbidity and mortality after surgery?
Low albumin (less than 3.0)
What is respiratory quotient?
Ratio of CO2 produced to O2 consumed, measurement of energy expenditure.
What does a RQ > 1 mean? Tx?
lipogenesis (overfeeding)
decrease carbohydrates and caloric intake- high carbohydrate intake can lead to CO2 buildup and ventilator problems
What does a RQ less than 0.7 mean? Tx?
ketosis and fat oxidation (starving)
increase carbohydrates and caloric intake
What is the RQ for pure fat metabolism?
pure protein metabolism?
pure carbohydrate metabolism?
pure fat = 0.7
pure protein = 0.8
pure carbohydrate = 1.0
Postoperative Phases
Diuresis phase days __-__
Catabolic phase days __-__ (negative nitrogen balance)
Anabolic phase days __-__ (positive nitrogen balance)
2-5
0-3
3-6
Glycogen stores are depleted after __-__ hours of starvation. The body then switches to ___
24-36
fat
What proportion is glycogen stores in skeletal muscle and what proportion is in liver?
2/3 in skeletal muscle
1/3 in liver
____ stays in muscle after breakdown from glycogen and is utilized.
Skeletal muscle lacks ____ (found only in the liver)
glucose 6 phosphate
glucose 6 phosphatase
What is the simplest amino acid precursor for gluconeogenesis and the primary substrate for gluconeogenesis
Alanine
What are the only two amino acids to increase during times of stress?
alanine and phenylalanine
Late in starvation gluconeogenesis occurs where?
in the kidney
Protein-conserving mechanisms do not occur after trauma or surgery secondary to what 2 factors?
catecholamines and cortisol
What is the main source of energy in trauma and starvation?
Fat (ketones)
Most patients can tolerate a ___% weight loss without major complications.
15
How many days can a patient tolerate without eating?
After that, what are 2 options?
7 days
Dobbhoff tube or start TPN
What is the main reason to try to feed gut?
avoid bacterial translocation (bacterial overgrowth, increased permeability due to starved enterocytes