If a Critically Ill Patient Is on Vasoactive Support They

question 4

True/False

If a critically ill patient is on vasoactive support they should be started on parenteral nutrition support on day one of PICU admission.

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Definitions:

Efficiency Loss

Reductions in combined consumer and producer surplus caused by an underallocation or overallocation of resources to the production of a good or service. Also called deadweight loss.

Deadweight Loss

A loss of economic efficiency that occurs when the equilibrium for a good or service is not achieved or is not achievable.

Actual Production

The quantity of goods or services produced by a firm, industry, or economy within a specific period, factual and not estimated.