Nutrition

Question 1

What other electrolyte inbalance can hypomagnesaemia lead to?

Answer 1

Hypocalcaemia

Question 2

Define refeeding syndrome.

Answer 2

Refeeding syndrome can be defined as the potentially fatal shifts in fluids and electrolytes that may occur in malnourished patients receiving artificial refeeding (whether enterally or parenterally5). These shifts result from hormonal and metabolic changes and may cause serious clinical complications.

Question 3

What is the most common cause of death from refeeding syndrome?

Answer 3

Arrhythmias

Question 4

What is Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome?

Answer 4

Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPWS) is a disorder due to a specific type of problem with the electrical system of the heart which has resulted in symptoms.[2][3] About 40% of people with the electrical problem never develop symptoms.