What type of formula is Isosource HN? What are the percentages of kilocalories from carbohydrate, protein, and lipid? Is there a specific nutrient composition that should be considered in respiratory failure or the mechanically ventilated patient?
What will be an ideal response?
• Isosource HN is a high-nitrogen, standard tube-feeding formula
• Protein: 18%; carbohydrate: 53%; fat: 29%
• It has been found that patients fed a pulmonary formula did not have any significant difference in their outcome from those fed a standard formula in amounts slightly less than their estimated or measured requirements.
• The NCM states that the routine use of high-fat and low-carb formulas for pulmonary patients is not warranted
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