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Nutrition Review

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Definition
Cardiac Diet   admitted with or have re-exisiting heart disease, low fat/cholesterol diet  
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Diabetic Diet   metabolic disorder prescribed # of calories, fats, carbs and proteins  
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Gluten Free Diet   - for celiac disease, atrophy of the mucosa - complete elimination of gluten  
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High-calorie Diet   - excessive weigth loss, cannot reach or maintain healthy weight  
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High-Protein Diet   need to gain weight or for tissue repair  
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No added salt/ Na restricted   problems w/ fluid retention or congestive heart failure  
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Progressive Diet   introduce food in stages, major surgery or gastrointestinal illness  
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Pureed Diet   Cannot chew or who have dysphagia  
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When would a TPN feed be ordered?   - severely malnourished - receiving radiation/chemo and malnourished - major surgery, severe burns - prolonged coma  
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metabolic disorder   condition characterized by the body's inability to synthesize or process food into forms the body can use for engery  
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hiatus hernia   condition which the upper part of the stomach moves up into the chest through a hole in the diaphram  
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bard button   feeding device placed permanently in the stomach  
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G-tube   feeding tube inserted though an incision in the abdomen  
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Peg Tube   feeding tube inserted via endoscopy into the stomach or jejunum  
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J-Tube   feeding tube plaed through the abdomen wall into the small bowel  
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NG-tube   feeding tube put through the nose into the stomach  
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Fluid retention   accumulation of fluid in body tissue or body cavities  
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Dysphagia   difficulty swallowing  
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Enteral Feed   feeding y tube directly into the gastrointestinal system  
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gastric suction   gentle suction applied to a tube placed in the stomach to remove excessive secretion that tend to accumulate in the stomach  
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metabolic rate   amount of engery expended in a given period or the physical changes that occur in the body that result in heat production  
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bowel sounds present   audible return of gastrointestinal movement or function  
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metabolism   the physiological and biochemical process that promote growth and sustain life  
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What does NPO mean?   nothing by mouth for 8-12 hours  
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Activity   individual in hospital are typically inactive  
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Age   older people need less calories, children need more  
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Gender   men need more, hormones play role in metabloic rate  
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Genetics   body structure  
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Illness   fever, trauma and surgery raise a persons metabloic rate  
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Pregnancy   metabolism increase to meet engery demands  
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How many grain products should an adult eat in a day   6-8  
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How many food groups are there?   4  
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What is the "other" food group   oils/fats  
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