Select two high priority nutrition problems and complete the PES statement for each

What will be an ideal response?


The following are possible PES statements. It may be helpful for students to initially write more than two nutrition diagnoses and then prioritize as to the ones that are most likely to have immediate nutrition interventions.
• Increased energy expenditure related to hypermetabolism due to traumatic brain injury as evidenced by elevated laboratory values suggestive of acute illness/inflammation and hypermetabolic processes (glucose 125 mg/dL, lactate 2.8 mmol/L, and CRP 155 mg/dL)
• Inadequate enteral nutrition infusion related to increased needs d/t TBI as evidenced by only 650 mL of formula provided per I/O chart and estimated receipt of only 43% and 52% of energy and protein needs, respectively.

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