September 16, 2015 - Nutritional Assessment

Question 1

Routes of Nutrition Support

Answer 1

Oral

Enteral

Parenteral

Question 2

Essential Fatty Acids

Answer 2

Linoleic Acid

Linolenic Acid

Question 3

Oral Support Indications

Answer 3

Patient can (and wants to) chew and swallow

Question 4

Enteral Support Indications

Answer 4

Patient can’t chew or swallow, but the gut works

Question 5

Parenteral Support Indications

Answer 5

Patient does not have a functional GI tract

Question 6

Complications of Enteral Tubes

Answer 6

Mortality

Bleeding

Infection

Question 7

Risks of TPN

Answer 7

Central line complications

Cholestatic liver disease and cirrhosis

Metabolic bone disease

Question 8

Refeeding Syndrome

Answer 8

A problem with all forms of nutrition. Feeding too much too fast.