Nutrition & Hydration

Carbohydrate Kcal

45-65% of daily Kcal

Fat Kcal

25-35% of daily Kcal

protein Kcal

10-30% of daily Kcal

Exercise suggestion

150-300 min/week

fluid recomendation

2-3 liters/day

Fluid intake

ingested water/food, oxidation of food, parenteral fluids

Fluid Outake

urine, feces, respirations, perspiration

Nasogastric tube (NG)

tube inserted through the nose into the stomach- for instilling liquid foods or for withdrawing gastric contents

nasointestinal (NI) tube

tube inserted through the nose and into the upper portion of the small intestine- used when gastric feeding is not tolerated

gastrostomy tube (G-tube)

tube placed through the abdomen directly into the stomach and used to provide nourishment

Jejunostomy tube (J-tube)

tube inserted into a surgically created opening into the second part of the small intestines (jejunum) for the purpose of providing nourishment, fluids, and medications

GI intubation

placement of a tube within the GI tract for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes

Levin tube

single lumen NG tube used to remove gastric contents via intermittent suction or to provide tube feedings

Salem Sump

short double lumen tube for low, continuous suctioning; blue port vents larger drainage

Dobhoff tube

tube used ONLY for feed, weighted tip, no suction

TPN

total parenteral nutrition (IV feeding)

PPN

peripheral parenteral nutrition