Purple Packet Flashcards
What is dysphagia?
Difficulty swallowing
What does does endentulous mean?
Without any teeth
What is a clear-liquid diet?
Fluids that contribute to minimal residue EX: broth, jello, some jucie (apple, cranberry, and grape juice)
What is a full-liquid diet?
Any food liquid at room temp.
Ex: ice cream, pudding
What is the indication for a full-liquid diet?
Transition between clear liquid and solid food
What is a mechanically altered diet? Indication?
The food is either ground or pureed. For pts who cannot chew.
What are residues?
Undigested parts of food that remain in the intestinal tract and contribute to stool.
Define euvolemia.
The presence of the proper amount of blood/fluid in the body.
Define ascites.
Accumilation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity. Most common in liver disease and cirrhosis.
Name and dicuss (4) nutritionally-related indicators used to assess visceral protein status.
- Albumin: Long half life,
- Transferrin: Concentration directly effected by iron. (Transferrin increases with iron deficiency.
- Prealbumin: More expensive, levels increase with renal disease, and short half life.
- Retinol binding protein:
What is visceral protein?
the amount of protein that is contained in the internal organs. (organs, viscera, serum, blood cells, white blood cells)
Name (4) nutritionally-related indicators used to assess somatic protein status?
- Creatinine Excretion
- Nitrogen Balance
- 3-methylhystidine
- Anthropometrics
What is the conversion from inch to cm?
1 inch = 2.54 cm
what is the conversion from kg to lb?
1 kg = 2.2 lbs
What is somatic protein?
is a measure of the protein in skeletal muscle .
Dx
Diagnosis
c/o
complains of
CHF
Chronic heart failure
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
DKA
Diabetic ketoacidosis
COLD
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
COPD
Chronic obstructive pullinary disease
d/c
discontinued/ discharged
ASHD
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
h/o OR H/O
History of
NPO
Nothing by mouth
ARI
Acute Respiratory Infection
HOB
Head of bed
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
IVF
Intra-venous Fluid
NKFA
No Known Food Allergy