Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition

Patients who are unable to achieve an adequate nutritional intake via their gut are at risk of malnutrition and its many associated problems. They may, therefore, require feeding directly into a vein. Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition is an introductory text offering the inexperienced healthcare professional involved in nutritional support a practical guide to the broad principles and practice of adult intravenous nutrition.
Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition describes:

* why nutritional care is so important
* what should be given
* what can go wrong
* how to deal with any IVN-related problems
* how to organize aspects of nutritional care
Numerous illustrations and examples help to illustrate the principles discussed.
Contents:

* 1. The Importance of Nutritional Support
* 2. Oral and Enteral Tube Support
* 3. Intravenous Support
* 4. Clinical Assessment
* 5. Pharmaceutical Review
* 6. Decisions on Intravenous Nutrition
* 7. Fluid and Macronutrients
* 8. Electrolytes
* 9. Micronutrients
* 10. Prescribing for Patients with Specific Problems
* 11. Regimen Choice
* 12. Potential Complications
* 13. Monitoring
* 14. Organizing Nutrition Support
* 15. Technical Services
* 16. On the Ward
* Appendix 1 Stability
* Appendix 2 Salts and Pharmaceutical Calculations
* Appendix 3 Micronutrient Preparations
* Appendix 4 High Sodium Drinks and Feeds for Short Bowel Syndrome
Eine Einführung in die grundlegenden Prinzipien und Praktiken der parenteralen Ernährung Erwachsener.

Zahlreiche Abbildungen und praktische Beispiele erleichtern den Zugang zu den Inhalten.

Warum ist die intravenöse Nährstoffzufuhr so wichtig?

Was sollte verabreicht werden?

Welche Probleme können auftreten und welche Lösungen gibt es?

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