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Nutrient
A necessary substance that provides energy, promotes growth/health, and helps to regulate metabolism.
Nutrition
How the body uses food to maintain health.
Fluid overload
occurs when the body cannot handle the amount of fluid that has been consumed.
Edema
swelling caused by excessive fluid in body tissues.
Dysphagia
difficulty swalowing.
Nectar thick
thickness of pear nectar or tomato juice.
Honey thick
thickness of honey, usually consumed with a spoon
Pudding thick
thickness of pudding, must be consumed with a spoon.
Parenteral nutrition (PN)
IV infusion of nutrients, bypassing the digestive system.
Nasogastric tube
inserted into the nose and goes into the stomach.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
placed in the stomach through the abdominal.
Gastronomy
a surgically created opening into the stomach in order to insert a tube.
