Parenteral Nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
Indications for TPN
A
- Indicated when nutrition cannot be provided through enteral route
- Pancreatitis
- Critically ill patients
- Preoperative
- GI tract dysfunction
2
Q
Central
A
- Provides complete parenteral nutrition
- Osmolality exceeds 900 mOsm/L
- Best route and easier
3
Q
Peripheral
A
- Patients who don’t have significant malnutrition
- Have good peripheral vascular access
- Can tolerate large volumes of fluid
- Need 5-14 days of parenteral nutritional support
4
Q
Central intravenous access
A
- Subclavian
- Peripherally inserted central catheter
- Tunneled catheter
5
Q
Nutrition support complications
A
- economic
- mechanical (pneumothorax)
- infectious
- metabolic
- GI tract
