part 2 Flashcards
Oral Nutrition – TEST MEALS
Measures fat globules in the stools to detect fat absorption as in cases like cystic fibrosis
FECAL FAT DETERMINATION TEST
FECAL FAT DETERMINATION TEST
Consists of
100g fat ingested daily for 3days prior to fecal collection
**2 cups whole milk, 1 egg, 8oz lean meat, 10 exchanges of fat
Oral Nutrition – TEST MEALS
Use to determine GIT bleeding
MEAT-FREE TEST
MEAT-FREE TEST
consist of
A 3-day diet excludes ingestion of meat, poultry, and fish
Oral Nutrition – TEST MEALS
Use to determine urinary calcium excretion to diagnose hypercalciuria
CALCIUM TEST
CALCIUM TEST
consist of
Requires 1,000mg calcium intake – 400mg from food sources and 600mg from oral supplements
Oral Nutrition – TEST MEALS
Use to detect calcinoid tumors of the intestinal tract
SEROTONIN
SEROTONIN
consist of
Food rich serotonin is excluded in the diet
Diet Therapy – NUTRITION
Intended for patients with a functioning GIT but unable to ingest the required nutrients orally
Enteral feeding
delivery of food and nutrients either ORALLY or BY TUBE directly into the GIT
Enteral feeding
Diet Therapy
Administered to those who are neuro-muscularly impaired and cannot chew or swallow food
ENTERAL NUTRITION
EN feeding or gavage feeding for an infant:
Too weak for sucking
lacks a gag reflex
To conserve energy when attempting to feed but cyanotic
ENTERAL NUTRITION
Consists of ___ administered by a tube into the stomach or small intestine
blenderized foods or commercial formula
Enteral Nutrition – FORMULAS/FEEDING TYPES
Ready-to-use
Tube
Standard
Blenderized
Enteral Nutrition – ENTERAL FORMULATION
READY-TO-USE
Can be used alone & provides the TOTAL needs in a specified volume of formula
Complete formulation
Enteral Nutrition – ENTERAL FORMULATION
READY-TO-USE
Provides the diff forms of individual nutrients to supplement existing formulas
Modular formulation
Enteral Nutrition – ENTERAL FORMULATION
READY-TO-USE
Meets the therapeutic needs
Combined formulation
Enteral Nutrition – ENTERAL FORMULATION
May be prepared from regular foods
TUBEFEEDINGS