A Patient Has Severe Respiratory Failure and Is Unable to Eat

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient has severe respiratory failure and is unable to eat much. The nurse notices a decrease in body weight and severe generalized weakness. The dietitian recommends ____.

• A) a change to parenteral nutrition support
• B) a change to a nutrient-dense enteral formula
• C) that they continue with the current diet order
• D) a change to a carbohydrate-rich enteral formula

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Definitions:

Canalization

A genetic concept explaining how genotype restrictions lead to predetermined phenotypic outcomes despite environmental variations.

Stunted Growth

A condition in which growth and development are significantly below the normal rates for age, often due to malnutrition or neglect.

Failure To Thrive

A medical and psychological condition typically noticed in infants and children, where they exhibit significantly slower physical development compared to peers, often due to malnutrition, emotional neglect, or underlying health issues.

Proportions

The relative sizes or ratios of parts to a whole or to one another within a whole, commonly used in mathematical, artistic, and design contexts.