A few years ago, I came across this article that contains recommendations for vitamin and mineral supplementation for patients with alcoholism. Our small community hospital…
And Just Like That (Enteral Feeding Edition)
Decreasing our time doing redundant work The dietitians at my hospital are generally consulted to start any enteral feeding. Our policies and protocols allow us…
The Benefits of Using Pre-mixed PN Solutions
Last year, my facility changed from making only custom 3:1 TPN solutions mixed by the pharmacy to having pre-mixed bags of TPN to use primarily…
Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation after Gastric Bypass in the Hospitalized Patient
This is from a continuing education project that I did last year. I heavily referenced this article from the University of Virginia. We have had…
Supplementing Electrolytes in Specialized PN
I came across an exceptional article many years ago. This guide assists me for supplementing PN when it is being compounded by our pharmacy. It…
How to convert Milliequivalent to Milligrams for Nutrition Support
There have been many times over the years when a PCP has asked me “how many milligrams of (__) per day is this patient receiving…
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…