Exam 16: Nutrition in Metabolic Stress: Burns, Trauma and Surgery

The best indicator that it is safe for a patient to begin to resume oral intake after surgery is

The factor that would have the greatest influence on the energy needs of a burned patient is the

If a patient undergoes resection of 6 inches of the colon,they are likely to have the best outcome if they

If a student group goes on hunger strike and drinks water but does not eat any food for 4 days,they are likely to

If a severely burned patient has been unable to eat more than a few bites each day for a week,he or she should be fed by means of

If a patient who has fallen down a flight of steps has a low body temperature,low blood pressure,and high blood glucose levels,he or she is probably

If a patient is healing more slowly than expected after surgery,he or she may benefit from

Four day after a major accident involving multiple broken bones,the patient would be expected to be in the _____ phase.

A major difference between starvation and stress is that metabolic rate _____ during starvation and _____ during recovery from injury.

If a 75-year-old woman needs hip replacement surgery but reports that she has lost 15 lb since her husband died 3 months ago because she has had very little appetite,the best approach would be to

After surgery,once bowel sounds return,the most appropriate first meal should be

If a malnourished patient undergoes an emergency appendectomy and develops pneumonia during the recovery,he or she probably

The staff member best equipped to determine the nutrient needs of patients with severe burns is the

The factor that contributes most to development of MODS is

If a patient has significant fluid losses from perspiration and wound dressings that cannot be measured easily,the best way to monitor fluid balance is to

If someone has been fasting for 36 hours,his or her body is meeting its glucose needs by breaking down

When refeeding a malnourished patient,it is especially important to monitor blood levels of

During the initial injury (ebb)phase,the main nutritional priority is

Presurgical nutritional status would be most important for a(n)

In a critically ill patient receiving parenteral nutrition,a blood glucose level of 145 mg/dL is considered