Nutrition Flashcards
Risk Factors for Malnutrition
UBW (under body weight) =20% below IBW
Involuntary weight loss >10% within 6 months
NPO > 10 days: clinically we use inadequate > 7 days
Gut malfunction
Mechanical ventilation
Risk Factors for Malnutrition (cont.)
Increased metabolic needs: trauma or burn patients, high dose steroids
Alcohol/substance abuse
Protracted nutrient losses
Determination of Nutrition Risk
All hospitalized patients within 48 hours
Screening Tools
NUTRIC
Nutritional Risk Score (NRS-2002)
NUTRIC
High risk: 6-10 (5-9 w/o IL-6)
Low risk: 0-5 (0-4 w/o IL-6)
History
Dietary: intake, swallowing, ulcers, weight loss, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea
Medical: surgical history, PMH
Medications: decrease nutrient absorption, alter taste, increase/decrease appetite, N/V
Anthropometrics (look at protein stores)
Somatic protein status: weight, triceps skin fold, arm muscle circumference, physical appearance
Preablbumin
Half life: 2-3 days
Normal concentration: 15-40 mg/dL
In real-life: > 10 mg/dL
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Normal concentration: < 1 mg/dL
Assess accuracy of pre-albumin
Pre-albumin decreases as CRP increases–> inflammation
Pre-albumin decreases as CRP normal–> malnutrition
Marasumus
Protein and calorie malnutrition–> decrease in total intake or utilization
Characteristics: wasting of skeletal and subQ fat, immunosuppression, cachectic appearance
Treatment: well-balanced substrate + Vitamin B
Kwashiorkor
Protein malnutrition–> adequate calorie intake
Characteristics: large belly
Who? Catabolic trauma or burn patients
Treatment: carbohydrates followed by high protein
Mixed
Chronically ill starved patients who are metabolically stressed
Characteristics: decrease in visceral proteins, poor wound healing, immunocompromised
Nitrogen balance
Measurement of urinary excretion of nitrogen as urea nitrogen (UUN)
Nitrogen released from protein catabolism that is converted to urea and excreted in the urine
Goal: +3 to +5
N(in)-N(out)
N(in)=24-hr protein intake/6.25
N(out)=24-hr UUN +4
Kcal requirements
Trauma/stress/surgery/burn/illness: 25-30 kcal/kg/day
Indirect Calorimetry (preferred in critically ill patients)
Provides energy expenditure at that ONE point in time and then extrapolated to 24 hours
TEE=REE x 1.2
RQ=Vco2/Voz
Goal: 0.85-0.95
< 0.85–>underfeeding
> 0.95–> overfeeding
Protein requirements
Mild/moderate (FLOOR PTs): 1-1.5 g/kg/day
Moderate/severe (ICU/SURGERY/TRAUMA/BURN): 1.5-2 g/kg/day
Non-Protein Calorie Distribution
Standard: 70/30
70% dextrose
30% fat
Sepsis/bloodstream infections (fungal) : 100/0
100% dextrose
0% fat
Adjustments:
Blood sugar: reduce dextrose
Triglycerides: reduce fat
Parenteral nutrition indications
Anticipated prolonged NPO > 7 days
Small bowel or colonic ileus–>bowel stomachs moving
Extensive small bowel resection
Malabsorptive states
Intractable vomiting/diarrhea
Enterocutaneous fistules
Inflammatory bowel disease
Hyperemesis gravidum
Bone marrow transplantation
PN initiation and discontinuation
Start at 25% of goal and titrate up to goal within 24 hours
Check BG every 4-6 hours
BG > 200: continue x 4 hours and repeat
BG < 200 after repeat: insulin
Cessation: decrease rate by 50% every 2 hours until < 50 mL/hr THEN d/c
Cycling: infusion over 12-18 hours/day
Max rate: 200 mL/hr
Peripheral Route of Administration
Barriers:
-Solutions are hypertonic (dextrose,AA)
-Requires large volumes of fluid (not best for HF, AKI)
-Limited in calories
-Short term access ( < 7-10 days)
Solutions:
-Restrict dextrose concentration to 5-10%
-Total osmolarity < 900 mOsm/L
Central Route of Administration
Advantages:
-Administration of hypertonic solutions (dextrose, AA)
-Larger amounts of calories
Disadvantages:
-Risk of infection
-Not a benign procedure (pneumothorax, air embolus, thrombus, etc)
Access:
-Subclavian (SC)–> in the chest
-Internal jugular (IJ)–> in the neck
-Femoral–> in the groin
Short-term: percutaneously
Long-term:
-PICC, tunneled, implanted port
Protein
1 gram- 4 kcal
Carbohydrates
1 gram= 3.4 kcal
Maximum carb rate=4-5 mg/kg/min
Restrictions: dextrose concentration must be < 10% in adults for a peripheral vein
Dextrose concentration must be < 12.5% in pediatrics
Fat (lipid)
1 gram=10 kcal: prevents essential fatty acid deficiency
DO NOT EXCEED 60% of calorie intake
DO NOT EXCEED 2.5 g/kg/day
4 g/kg/day in pediatrics
PROPOFOL IS 10% LIPID–>1.1 kcal/mL
Intralipid 10%
Soybean oil 10%–> high in linoleic acid (omega-6)
Glycerin 2.25%–> CHECK ALLERGIES
Egg yolk phospholipid 1.2%–> CHECK ALLERGIES
Water for injection
SMOFlipid
Soybean oil 30%–>high in linoleic acid
Medium-chain triglycerides 30%
Olive oil 25%–>omega-9
Fish oil 15%–>omega-3-CHECK ALLERGIES
Advantages of SMOFlipid
Improved liver function
Lower increase in TG levels
Less pro-inflammatory
Reduced risk of infection and decrease length of hospital stay
Administration of lipids
IV Fat Emulsion 10 and 20%–>peripheral vein, piggyback in PN, admix into dextrose/AA solution
Max hang-time: 12 hours
IV Fat Emulsion 30%–>total nutrient admixture (3-in-1)
Max hang-time: 24 hours
Electrolytes
Considerations:
-Renal disease: caution K+, Phos, Mg+
-Avoid Ca x Phos > 150–>precipitation