Sunday, March 6, 2022

Essentials of enteral nutrition

Q: Typical Enteral Nutrition should be? ( select one)

A) hypotonic to serum
B) isotonic to serum


Answer: B

There are a few characteristics that should be the same in any standard enteral nutrition. This can be remembered from mnemonic CLIP ME*

●Caloric density of About  1 kcal/mL
●Lactose-free
●Isotonic to serum
●Protein content of about 40 g/1000 mL (intact- nonhydrolyzed)

●Mixture of simple and complex carbohydrates
●Essential vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients included


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Reference:

McClave SA, Taylor BE, Martindale RG, et al. Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.). JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2016; 40:159.


*authors of this site created this mnemonic

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