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Basal Metabolic Rate(BMR)

The energy needed to maintain-life sustaining activities for specific period of time at rest.

Calorie

A unit of energy.(1g = 1degree Celcius)

Carbohydrates

Any group of chemical compounds that contains carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen.

Essential nutrients

A nutrient that must be provided by food.

Metabolism

The chemical changes in living cells

Minerals

inorganic elements essential to the body as catalysts.

Nutrients

The elements necessary for body process and function.

Nutrition

The process by which organisms take in and utilize food materials.

Proteins

required for growth and repair.

Vitamins

complx organic substances for controlling metabolic process.

Three Basic Foods

Carbohydrates, Proteins,Fats

Catobolism

Breaksdown to form energy

Anabolism

builds to creat living tissue

Grains

6oz

Vegetables

2 1/2 cups

Fruits

2 cups

Milk

3 cups

Meat and Beans

5 1/2oz

six key nutrients

Carbohydrates


Proteins


Fats/Lipids


Vitamins


Minerals


water

Carbohydrates

Primary energy source


four calories per gram

Proteins

repair new tissue


4 calories per gram


Fats/lipids

Component of cell wall and cell membranes


9 Calories per gram

Total Cholesteral

levels under 200mg

HDL

(good cholesteral)above 45mg

LDL

(Bad Cholesteral) less than 100mg

Vitamins

Essential for building tissue and cell function4

Vitamin A

Promotes oral structures and eyes

Vitamin B

B1-Thiamin


B2-Riboflavin


B3-Niacin


B5-Pantothenic acid


B6-Pyridoxine


B7-Biotin


B9-Folic Acid


B-12- Promotes Growth

Vitamin C

Essential in Healing

Vitamin D

Helps Body to Absorb Calcium from the digestive tract

Vitamin K

Assist with normal clotting of blood and bone metabolism

Calcium

essential in the development and maintenance of bones and teeth


Fluoride

inhibites the intiation and progression of dental caries

Iron

Key component of hemoglobin in red blood cells

Phosphorus

essential in the formation of bones and teeth


Sodium

Regulates fluid balance

Water

Most essential of all nutrients.

Extracellular fluid

Fluid not in cells

Fluid balance

water remains in normal amounts and % within various locations of the body

Irrigation

To Flush

Instillation

Too Cause to enter drop by drop

Intake

Amount of Fluid taken

Intracellular fluid

fluids within the cells

Interstitial fluid

Fluid between cells

Intravascular fluid

Fluid within the blood

Jackson-Pratt(JP)drain

Hollow bulb-like device used to collect drainage

Output

Amount of Fluids released or taken from body

Penrose drain

A surgical device placed in a wound,cavity or infected area to drain fluid

Signs of fluid retention

Dependent edema


Hypertension


Crackles in the lungs

What is the primary source of fluid output

Urine

What form is used to record measurment intake

DD Form 792

Compression

The internal application of pressure by means of an inflated balloon.

Decompression

The removal of secretions.

Dysphagia

Difficulty Swallowing

Enternal Feeding

Instillation of liquid nutritional supplement

French

Unit of measurment for catheters.1 French=1/3 mm

Gavage

The administration of nourishment

I & O

Intake and Output

Intermittent

occurring at intervals; not consitent

Lavage

The Irrigation of the Stomach

NG Tube

Tube inserted into the nose to end in the stomach

Mouth

Where digestion begins

Salivery Glands

Begins the chemical breakdown of food

Pharynx

The Passage between the mouth and the esophagus that is shared with the repiratory system

Epiglottis

A lid-like flap that covers the entrance to the trachea, separating the trachea from the pharynx

Esophagus

carries chewed food by peristalsis to the stomach

Cardiac Sphincter

A ring of smooth muscle that prevents food and gastric juices from reentering the esophagus

Pyloric Sphincter

Prevents partially digested material from reentering the stomach

Peritoneum

Lines the abdominal cavity

Small Intestine

The greatest amount of chemical digestion occurs.



Duodenum-c-shaped


Jejunum


Ileum

Large Intestine

Cecum-Blind puch


Colon-Divided into four parts:ascending colon,transverse colon,descending colon, and sigmoid colon.


Rectum


Anal canal

NG Tubes sizes

10 Fr,12 Fr, 14 Fr, 16 Fr

Levin

Single lumen

Salem-sump

Double-lumen Tube

Weighted Feeding Tube

8-10 Fr

How do you measure an NG tube

From the Tip of the nose to earlobe and from earlobe to end of xiphoid process.

Catheter

A hollow tume for instilling and removing fluids

Catheterization

The act of introducing a catheter into a body cavity or a body organ

Closed drainage system

System of tubing and other apparatus attached to the body to remove fluid from an airtight circuit.

Condom Catheter

Device placed over the penis and attatched to a tume that leads to a urine collection bag

intermittent (straight) Catheter

A one-time use catheter designed to be used long enough to drain the bladder and is immediately removed upon completion

Indwelling (Foley) Catheter

A Catheter designed to remain in place for a longer periocd of time

Lumen

Space within the tube

Micturition (Urination)

The process by which urine is expelled from the body

Urinary Catheterization

The process of introducing a latex or plastic tube through the urethra and into the bladder to provide a continuous flow of urine

Urinary Incontinence

The involuntary leakage of urine that is sufficient enough to be a problem

Urinary Retention

An accumulation of urine resulting from an inability of the bladder to empty properly

Urinary Tract

A route from which waste is excreted from the body

Urine formation

Urine is the excreted fluid that results from the kidneys' filtration of blood.


About _ of the filtrate is returned to the blood and _ of the filtrate is waste products that are excreted as urine.

99%,1%

The average adult exretes _ of urine every 24 Hours

1-2 Liters

Straight Catheter may be used for

Relief of discomfort of bladder distension and urinary retention.


Obtain a sterile urine specimen


Indwelling Catheter may be used for

Obstruction to urine outflow


Surgical repair of the bladder

Fenestrated;


Non-Fenestrated

with an opening;without an opening