There have been many times over the years when a PCP has asked me “how many milligrams of (__) per day is this patient receiving…
Protein Needs for the Hospitalized Patient with Kidney Disease
Call the Nephrologist! This patient has an elevated BUN and creatinine, decreased urinary output and is critically ill! Many patients in the icu will have…
Refeeding Syndrome
Has Refeeding Syndrome become more prevalent. It seems that more and more patients that are started on PN or enteral feeds, have marked electrolyte disturbances,…
Update: How Many Calories
regarding updated literature on feeding critically ill patients In the previous post, I discussed relying heavily on the Penn State Equation to assess energy needs…
How many calories?
How many calories should we feed our acute care patients? It is the biggest question we face when we are assessing what we are going…