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MAR, Clear Liquid and DAT Diets, PEG Feedings, Food Allergies, NKFA,
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Dysphagia Level I, Postoperative Diet Progression, IV Admixtures, One-
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Energy generated in the body by the heat produced after food is eaten is called:
calories.
Calories are the energy generated in the body by the heat produced after food is eaten.
A tube feeding is also known as:
gavage.
Gavage is feeding by means of a tube inserted into the stomach, duodenum, or jejunum
through the nose or an opening in the abdominal wall. This is also called tube feeding.
A patient cannot eat lobster because it causes a skin rash. This is an example of:
a food allergy.
, A food allergy is a negative physical reaction to a particular food involving the immune system.
People with food allergies should avoid the offending foods.
An order for a PEG would involve:
inserting a tube through the abdominal wall into the stomach under endoscopic guidance.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the insertion of a tube through the abdominal
wall into the stomach under endoscopic guidance.
CHO is the abbreviation for:
carbohydrate.
CHO is an abbreviation for carbohydrate
A patient who is having surgery in the morning has a diet order, "NPO MN." This means:
nothing by mouth after midnight.
NPO MN means nothing by mouth after midnight.
If the patient is not aware of any food allergies or intolerances, which abbreviation may be
written in the chart?
NKFA