Midterm Flashcards
Protein
Tissue building, nitrogen balance, amino acids
HIGHLY important for healing
Carbohydrates
primary energy source
lipids
help with metabolism
BMR
Basal metabolic rate-
Amount of energy required at rest
Factors that affect nutrition
Developmental stages
Lifestyle
education/knowledge of nutrition
Nutrition- infants
Breast is best
increase one food at a time
Toddlers
Choking- chips, grapes, hotdogs, hard candy, popcorn, carrots
Childbearing women
300 additional calories
and 500 if breastfeeding
adolescents
Increase calcium, vitamin D and protein
Adults
Avoid processed food
Elderly
access is limited due to mobility
PRE ALBUMIN
synthesized in liver and Constitutes about 60 % of body protein
Whats important to remember when weighing someone
SAME SCALE
Enteral nutrition-
nose, ear, zyphoid process
30* for feed
NG-tube
<4 weeks