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CATABOLISM
PROCESS WHERE BODY TISSUES BREAKDOWN |
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LYMPHOCYTES
WHITE CELLS THAT FIGHT OFF INFECTION |
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EDEMA
ACCUMULATION OF IN THE INTERSTITIAL TISSUE SPACES OF THE BODY |
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ENTERAL
A MODE OF FEEDING THAT USES THE GI TRACT, ORAL OR TUBE FEEDING |
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PARENTERAL
A MODE OF FEEDING THAT DOES NOT USE THE GI TRACT, BUT DOES PROVIDE NUTRITION BY INTRAVENOUS DELIVERY OF NUTRIENT RICH SOLUTIONS |
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NG TUBE
TUBE INSERTED THROUGH THE NOSE TO THE STOMACH, MOST COMMON TUBE FEEDING |
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TPN
FEEDING USED WHEN THE ENERGY AND NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT IS LARGE AND NEEDED TO SUPPLY FULL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME |
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CHOLECYSTECTOMY
REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER |
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PROTEIN
MOST COMMON NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY RELATED TO SURGERY |
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8 HOURS
NPO BEFORE GENERAL SURGERY AT LEAST FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME |
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IRON
BLOOD LOSSES MAY RESULT IN A DEFIENCY IN THIS |
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VITAMIN C
THE VITAMIN NEEDED TO CEMENT NEW TISSUES DURING THE HEALING PROCESS |
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BOWEL SOUNDS RETURN
FOLLOWING SURGERY, ORAL FEEDINGS CAN BEGIN AT THIS TIME |
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DUMPING SYNDROME PHYSIOLOGIC SYMPTOMS
RESULT FROM WATER BEING DRAWN FROM THE BLOOD INTO THE INTESTINE AND DECREASING THE BLOOD VOLUME |
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CARCINOMAS
CANCERS FROM THE EPITHELIAL CELLS |
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T CELL
THE THYMUS DERIVES THIS CELLULAR COMPNENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM |
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RADIATION
CANCER THERAPY USING RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES |
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PREVENT MALNUTRITION
GOAL IN NUTRITIONAL CARE OF CANCER PATIENTS |
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SARCOMA
TUMOR DERIVED FROM CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
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STOMATITIS
INFLAMMATION OF THE ORAL MUCOSA |
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