Week 2: Impact of Nutrition (Ch 9) Flashcards
Which nutrient is vital to wound healing?
Water
What is dehydration?
1% decrease in body weight due to fluid loss
How much water is required daily?
30-35 mL of water / kg BW daily
What is the average water intake per day?
2.7-3.7 L/day
How much water do patients on air-fluidized beds require?
40-60 mL of water/Kg BW daily
What is protein required for when it comes to wound healing?
- Collagen synthesis
- Granulation tissue formation
- Angiogenesis
- Remodeling
- Immune function
Protein deficiency alters ________.
osmotic pressure, leading to edema formation
Protein is _____% nitrogen. Why does this matter?
16%
Positive nitrogen balance is needed to enhance wound healing
Patients lose significant protein through _____.
Wound drainage
How much protein is required daily?
1.25-1.5 g / kg BW
What do carbohydrates do for wound healing?
Provide energy for tissue repair and regeneration
Protein-sparing effect
What form are carbohydrates typically in?
glucose
How many carbohydrates are required daily?
30-35 kcal/kg BW daily
What is the importance of free fatty acids?
- Vital components of cell membranes
- Required for synthesis of new cells
What do fats do with respect to wound healing?
- energy source
- thermoregulation
- carry fat-soluble vitamins
Which vitamins are fat-soluble?
ADEK
Which vitamins are water-soluble?
C, B-complex
Which vitamins must you be careful with supplementation? why?
Fat-soluble- they can accumulate in the body and become toxic
Which vitamin maintains health skin and epithelial integrity, is required for collagen synthesis, promotes granulation tissue formation, facilitate epithelialization, may reverse the inhibitory effects of corticosteroids, may increase wound tensile strength, and has topical and systemic supplementation?
Vitamin A
Which vitamin builds and maintains tissues, helps the body absorb iron, may help control infections and limit damaging effects of free radicals, may enhance wound healing in malnourished patients and patients with pressure ulcers, and has a common subclinical deficiency?
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting (limit if on anticoagulant), and with a deficiency may lengthen the inflammators stage?
Vitamin K
Pretreatment of irradiated skin with ______ may limit skin damage?
Vitamin C
Which vitamin is essential for function and formation, is required for normal immune function and energy metabolism, aids in white blood cell function, antibody formation, and resistance to infection, facilitates fibroblast function, facilitates collagen synthesis, and has important co-enzymes?
Vitamin B
Which vitamin helps prevent free-radical-related cellular damage, decreases inflammatory phase of wound healing, enhances immune function, and decreases platelet adhesion?
Vitamin E
How many vitamins are included in the B-Complex?
8
Which minerals are microminerals?
iron, zinc, copper, and magnesium
Which minerals are macrominerals?
calcium, phosphorous, selenium
Skin contains _____% of the body’s zinc stores.
20%
Which mineral is an antioxidant and is vital to collagen and protein synthesis, cell proliferation, epithelialization, and normal immune function?
Zinc
Which mineral is a component of hemoglobin, is required for antibody production and normal immune function, is a cofactor in many enzyme systems, is required for collagen and DNA synthesis
Iron
Whats iron anemia lead to?
tissue hypoxia, decreased immune function, decreased cell replication, and decreased wound tensile strength
Which mineral is required for hemoglobin synthesis and iron absorption/transport, increases strength of collagen cross links… and with deficiency may lead to poor wound healing and decreased immune function?
Copper