Chapter 8 Nutrition and Hydration

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.