Compare and contrast tube feeding and parenteral nutrition
?Tube feedings are nutritionally complete formulas that can be delivered through a tube placed directly into the stomach or intestine. Tube feedings are preferred to parenteral nutrition if the GI tract is functioning normally. A person's medical condition sometimes prohibits the use of the GI tract to deliver nutrients. If the person is malnourished and the GI tract cannot be used for a significant period of time, parenteral nutrition, in which nutrients are supplied intravenously, can meet nutritional needs.
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a. the patient's usual weight. b. the patient's usual meal intake. c. the patient's preference for salty snacks. d. the patient's dry weight.
An essential amino acid ____
a. is not necessary in the diet b. must be supplied by the diet c. can be made from glucose in the body d. can be made from other amino acids in the body e. can be made from fat in the body
A strict vegetarian must be careful about intakes of ____
a. vitamin C and vitamin A; they may be too high b. iron and zinc; they may be too low c. iron and zinc; they may be too high d. vitamin C and vitamin A; they may be too low e. vitamin D and potassium; they may be too high