Diets

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Provides adequate fluid/water 500-1000 calories of simple sugars, electrolytes;

No residue or fiberShort term use (3-5 days);

Before / after surgery or diagnostic procedures and during acute stages of illness

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Clear Liquid Diet

EX: broth, bouillon, coffee, tea, Ginger Ale or 7-up, clear fruit juices, gelatin or popsicles.

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Provides water, calories, protein, vitamins and minerals, and dairy products,

low in residue;

Clients with difficulty chewing or swallowing

Transition diet

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Full Liquid Diet

EX: All foods on clear diet plus smooth-textured dairy products, custards, refined cooked cereals, vegetable juice, pureed vegetables, or any fruit juices.

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Provides essential nutrients in a pureed form for clients who are unable to chew or swallow;

Can be used for long term diet

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Pureed Diet

EX: scrambled eggs, pureed meats, pureed vegetables, fruits, or mashed potatoes and gravy.

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Low fiber but easy to chew, digest, and absorb;

For patients with difficulty chewing or swallowing;

Very few uncooked foods

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Soft Diet

EX: pastas, casseroles, moist tender meats, canned cooked fruits and vegetables, desserts (cakes)

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Thickened liquids provided to clients who have swallowing problems and are at risk for aspiration (e.g. CVA);

Stringy, raw or dried foods are not allowed;

Avoid foods small in size (popcorn, nuts, candies)

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Dysphagia Diet, on a soft diet

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How should nurses position pts when they eat?

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90 degrees (fowlers position)

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A diet in which carbohydrate intake is either limited or set at a particular value.

Helps stabilise blood glucose levels

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Carbohydrate-Controlled Diet

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Small meals eaten several times a day ( 4-6 day)

Drink liquids between meals. Why? The liquid will fill up the stomach real fast

Take vitamin supplements. Why? They might not absorb as fast

Diet is low in fat and high in protein

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Gastric Bypass Diet

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A diet designed to reduce the frequency and volume of stools while prolonging intestinal transit time.

Restrictions on foods that increase bowel activity, such as milk, milk products, and prune juice. High fiber foods, seeds, whole grains restricted

It's a diet that limits high-fiber foods, like whole-grain breads and cereals, nuts, seeds, raw or dried fruits, and vegetables.

Used for patients with diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease

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Low Residue Diet, some one on c.diff

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This diet is used to relieve symptoms of diarrhea, steatorrhea, and flatulence or to control nutrient losses caused by the ingestion of excess dietary fat.

The fat intake is restricted as low as 25 grams per day

Used for patients with malabsorption, chronic pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, cardiovascular disease, Congestive Heart Failure

Prolonged conditions of diarrhea may cause nutrient deficiencies.

Vitamin and mineral supplementation may be necessary.

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Fat Controlled Diet

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Used for patients with renal disease or liver disease. Why?

Vitamin and mineral supplements may be needed with liver failure.

Dietitian consultation is needed

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Protein Controlled Diet

The liver and kidneys are needed to get id of waste products from proteins

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Foods with allergic potential are: Cow’s milk; Eggs; Fish; Shellfish; Nuts (peanuts, almonds, cashews, tree nuts); Soybeans; Wheat

Gluten free (celiac disease)

Lactose intolerance

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Food Allergy Diet

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Used for patients with gout (Gout, a painful form of arthritis, occurs when high levels of uric acid in the blood cause crystals to form and accumulate around a joint)

Associated for centuries with overindulgence in meats, seafood and alcohol

Restrict foods such as organ meats, anchovies, alcohol, seafood

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Purine Controlled Diet

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For patients that have hypertension and cardiac related disease.Why? How? It will kill them. Watch their pt.

Sodium is found in high concentrations in canned goods (soups, vegetables, pastas etc) and many snack foods

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Sodium Restricted Diet

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To enhance peristalsis,

To promote regularity; maintain normal bowel function, make sure to hydrate pt

Includes foods that are high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat

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High Fiber

E.g. legumes, whole grain products, vegetables, and fruits

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Pts lose this due to diuretic therapy, diarrhea, vomiting

Good sources are orange juice, apricots, cantaloupe, bananas, green leafy vegetables

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High Potassium Diet

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For patients with disease states that promote this substances loss e.g. osteoporosis

Leads to bone demineralization

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High Calcium

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Wound healing

Good choices include soy protein, beans, nuts, fish, skinless poultry, lean beef, pork and low-fat dairy products. Avoid processed meats

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High Protein Diet