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| What is a patient that is NPO or anorexic for 3 days or longer a candidate for? |
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| Malnutrition, classified as high risk patient |
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| Which tissues cannot use metabolized fat? |
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| With starvation, what are pediatric patients at high risk for? |
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| What is the term used to describe the breakdown of tissue proteins into glucose for energy? |
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| Where does Glucoeogenesis occur? |
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| Liver, small amount in the kidney's cortex |
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| Protein-Energy Malnutrition |
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| What can occur in chronically ill or injured patients with PEM? |
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| What are some conditions that are associated with PEM? |
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| Wound dehiscence, decubital ulcers (bed sores), sepsis, pulmonary complications |
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| PEM may be secondary to other conditions like __ and __ __. |
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| Nutritional support can be indicated by a recent weight loss of what percentage of body weight? |
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| Nutritional support can be indicated by poor food intake for how many days? |
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| Nutritional support can be indicated by a body score less than what? |
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| If there are no other contraindications, what is the best way to feed an animal? |
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| How does the the Orogastric tubing technique work? |
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| Tube runs through the mouth to stomach |
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| How does the the Nasoesophageal (NE) tubing technique work? |
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| Tube runs through the nose into esophagous |
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| How does the the Esophageal tubing technique work? |
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| Tube runs through the skin into esophagus |
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| How does the the Gastric (PEG) tubing technique work? |
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| Tube runs through the body wall into stomach |
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| How does the the J-Tube tubing technique work? |
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| Tube runs through the body wall into jejunum |
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Definition
| Use of upper alimentary tract |
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| What is parenteral feeding? |
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| Fed "around the G.I. tract" to deliver nutrients via IV. |
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| AAFCO states that if a label indicates only one ingredient that at least what percent of the total product must consist of that ingredient? |
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| If the main ingredient of the food is modified with the word 'with' then the total portion of the ingredient drops to what percentage? |
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