PHRM 825: Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Flashcards
The provision of nutrients can be through what routes?
- Oral
- Enteral
- Parenteral
Purposes of provision of nutrients
- Weight maintenance or gain
- Support of anabolism and nitrogen balance
- Preserve/restore lean body mass
- Correct nutritional deficiencies
Providing optimal nutrition support therapy requires convergence of which skills of patient care
- Assessment of pt nutritional status/requirements
- Identifying proper route and techniques for nutrition therapy
- Relating the pathophysiology of patient/s diseases, clinical conditions, diagnostic tests, lab parameters, and medication therapy
- Evaluating medication-nutrient interactions
- Appropriately formulate, administer, monitor, and adjust nutrition support therapy
What are the 3 routes of nutrition support
- Enteral nutrition (EN)
- Parenteral nutrition (PN)
- Combination feeding
How long is short-term nutrition used?
<3 weeks
What types of tubes are used to administer short-term enteral nutrition?
- Nasogastric (NG)
- Nasoenteric (duodenal (ND), jejunal (NJ)
- Orogastric tube (OG), oroenteric (duodenal (OD), jejunal (OJ)
What type of tubes are used to administer long-term enteral nutrition?
-PEG
-Gastrostomy
-Jejunostomy
(These are surgically placed)
What system is enteral nutrition placed in?
Digestive system
What system is parenteral nutrition placed in?
Cardiovascular system
What should never be given in a peripheral vein?
TPN
What does TPN stand for?
Total parenteral nutrition
What does PPN stand for?
Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition
How is PPN administered?
- Peripheral vein
- Midline catheter access
How long should a peripheral vein be used to administer PPN?
<7-10 days
How long should a central venous catheter be used to administer central parenteral nutrition?
> 6 weeks
What types of tubes are used to administer central parenteral nutrition?
- Central venous catheter (subclavian (SC), internal jugular (IJ), femoral)
- Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
What is combination therapy?
Administration of both EN and PN
What is bridge therapy?
- Type of combination therapy
- EN patients unable to meet caloric/protein requirements may require PN supplementation
Combination therapy preserves _____ and ____ of the GI tract
enterohepatic circulation; barrier function
5 risk factors for malnutrition
- Unintentional weight change
- Body weight 20% under BMI
- NPO (>7-10 days)
- Increased metabolic needs
- Inadequate nutrient intake
What is a concerning amount of unintentional weight change?
> 10% within 6 months or >5% within 1 month
What can cause an increase in metabolic needs for a patient?
- Trauma
- Burn patients
What patients are at risk for inadequate nutrient intake?
- Alcoholics/substance abusers
- Chronic disease states with impaired ability to ingest or absorb food adequately
2 classifications of malnutrition
Acute and chronic
What is acute malnutrition?
Status of a protein-depleted patient with adequate fat reserves
What is chronic malnutrition?
Depletion of protein and fat stores, with the classic emaciated-appearing malnourished patient
What is Kwashiorkor
Type of malnutrition considered to be caused by dietary deficiency (particularly protein) that develops over several weeks/months
Features of Kwashiorkor
- Hypoalbuminemia
- Anemia
- Edema
- Muscle atrophy
- Delayed wound healing
- Impaired immunocompetence
In the developed world, a syndrome with characteristics similar to kwashiorkor follows what?
The stress response (Can be persistent and severe if feedig is not commenced within 7-10 days)
What is Marasmus?
Type of malnutrition classically considered to be caused by dietary deficiency of protein and calories that develops over months to years
Features of Marasmus
- Weight loss
- Reduced basal metabolism
- Depletion of subcutaneous fat and tissue turgor
- Bradycardia
- Hypothermia
What does marasmus result from?
A mild injury response caused by chronic disease that produces anorexia or semi-starvation, with loss of lean tissue
What subjective and objective data is obtained from the nutritional assessment?
- Clinical evaluation (weight, BMI, deficiencies)
- Nutritional history
- Medical history (diseases, medications)
- Anthropometric measurements
- Biochemical/laboratory assessment
What are examples of anthropometric measurements and who are they done by?
- Done by dietitions
- Measurements of skinfold thickness, mid-arm muscle circumference, wast circumference, bioelectrical impedance
What are examples of biochemical/laboratory assessments done during the nutritional assessment
- Visceral proteins
- Nitrogen balance studies
- Serum concentrations of trace elements, minerals, vitamins
Daily protein requirements can be individualized by what?
Measuring 24-hour urine collection (UUN)
What is nitrogen balance?
Measurement of urinary excretion of nitrogen as urea nitrogen
What is nitrogen balance used to assess?
Adequacy of protein repletion
Nitrogen released from protein catabolism is converted to ___ and excreated in ___
urea; urine
Protein demands increase during ____
stress
What non-urinary sources is nitrogen lost from?
- Sweat
- Feces
- Respirations
- GI fistulas
- Wound drainage
- Burns
What is the nitrogen IN equation?
Nitrogen IN = 24 hour protein intake (grams)/6.25
What is the nitrogen OUT equation?
24 hour UUN (grams) + 4
4 is a correction factor that accounts for non-urinary nitrogen losses
What does UUN mean?
Urinary urea nitrogen
What is the goal for nitrogen balance?
- Zero for maintenance
- +3-5 grams for repletion
- Use 4 grams as general goal
How many kcal/g in protein?
4
How many kcal/g in carbohydrates?
3.4
How many kcal/g in lipids
9
How many kcal/g in propofol?
1.1
What does refeeding syndrome cause?
Rapid fall in Mg+2, Phos, and K+ levels
What are the goals of nutrition support?
- Balance calorie and protein intake to body’s metabolic capacities to ensure efficient nutrient utilization
- Accurately estimate or measure the patient’s calorie and protein requirements, avoid overfeeding (and potentially beneficial is short-term permissive underfeeding)
- Closely monitor patient’s response to nutrition support therapy
Adjustments to therapy should be guided by ____; rather than relying solely on protein and energy ____
the patient’s tolerance; requirement estimates/measures
What does BEE stand for?
Basal energy expenditure
What is basal energy expenditure?
Metabolic activity required to maintain life (i.e. respiration, body temperature, other essential functions)
What does basal energy expenditure also mean?
Basal metabolic rate
What is the harris-benedict equation used to find?
basal energy expenditure (aka basal metabolic rate)
What is the resting energy expenditure (REE) also known as?
resting metabolic rate (RMR)
What is the resting energy expenditure?
- number of calories required during 24 hours in a non-active state
- ~10% higher than BEE
What is total energy expenditure (TEE)?
-Calories required to maintain current body weight
What is the total energy expenditure equation?
TEE = BEE X activity or stress factor
If actual BW <130% of IBW what weight should you use?
Actual BW
If actual BW >1300% of IBW what weight should you use?
Nutritional BW
In obese patients with Actual BW > 150% of IBW what weight should you use?
Ideal BW
_____ in obesity is associated with better outcomes
permissive underfeeding
What is the standard percentage of non-protein calories that are fat?
30%
What is the standard percentage of non-protein calories that are dextrose?
70%