Dietitians in Nutrition Support

Dietitian Trauma Case Study - Parenteral + Enteral Nutrition

Dietitians in Nutrition Support

Show Notes

Join Rachel MS, RD, CD, DNSC, CCTD, a critical care dietitian, as she talks through a nutrition case study for a patient with an abdominal injury. Within this case, you'll see energy calculations for a ventilated patient, parenteral nutrition calculations, and enteral calculations.

Disclaimer: Information from this case study is for educational purposes only and should not be used directly to prescribe or provide care to patients.

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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Mr. S 1:37 Assessment 1:58 Nutritional Needs 2:57 Penn State Equation Variables 5:51 Protein Needs 6:33 Fluid Needs 11:33 Lipids in TPN 13:08 Glucose Infusion Rate (GIR) 14:13 4:10:2 Stability Rule 15:46 Electrolytes

Closed captions provided by Kaitlyn Batista MS, RDN, CDN, CNSC

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