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Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Ed., Ignatavicius & Workman, 2015 | Registered Nurse (RN) School Study Aid
60 - Care of Patients with Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity
6 Picmonics to Learn | 11 mins
Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency)
- Mechanism
- Thiamine Deficiency
- Assessment
- Dry Beriberi
- Polyneuritis
- Muscle Wasting
- Wet Beriberi
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Edema
2 mins
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
- Mechanism
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Indications
- Dietary Deficiency
- Beriberi
- Wernicke-Korsakoff
- Considerations
- Alcoholics Highest Risk
- Give Before Glucose
- Give IM or IV
- Enriched Whole Grains
- Pork
2 mins
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
- Mechanism
- Antioxidant
- Collagen Formation
- Steroid Synthesis
- Indications
- Dietary Deficiency
- Scurvy
- Side Effects
- GI Distress
- Considerations
- Citrus Fruits
- May Improve Healing
2 mins
Vitamin E (Alpha-tocopherol)
- Mechanism
- Antioxidant
- Indications
- Fat Malabsorption Syndrome
- Alpha-TTP Deficiency
- Side Effects
- Bleeding
- Considerations
- Increased Risk Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Limit Doses < 200 IU per Day
- Nuts and Whole Grains
- Vegetable Oils
2 mins
Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)
- Mechanism
- Vitamin D2
- Indications
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Rickets
- Hypophosphatemia
- Side Effects
- Fatigue
- Constipation
- Hypercalcemia
- Kidney Stones
2 mins
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Mechanism
- Nutrition Given Outside GI
- Side Effects
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Refeeding Syndrome
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Considerations
- Slow IV Infusion
- Use Large Central Vein
- No Added Meds to TPN Line
2 mins
