You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed ...

You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162 with no recent changes in weight. After selecting the formula that would best fit his nutrient needs, you determine that he needs  1500 mL of formula per day. Which of the following is the most appropriate schedule for him?
 a. 375 mL four times daily
  b. 100 mL eight times daily
  c. 35 mL per hour over 24 hours
  d. 75 mL per hour from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily

Q. 2

You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162 with no recent changes in weight. How many milliliters of fluid per kilogram of body weight does he need?
 a. 20
  b. 25
  c. 30
  d. 40

Q. 3

You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162 with no recent changes in weight. How many grams of protein per kilogram of body weight does he need?
 a. 0.8
  b. 1.0
  c. 1.4
  d. 1.6

Q. 4

You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162 with no recent changes in weight. How many kcalories per kilogram of body weight would you use to estimate his caloric needs?
 a. 20
  b. 25
  c. 35
  d. 15

Q. 5

You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162 with no recent changes in weight. How would you feed this patient?
 a. nasogastric tube
  b. nasointestinal tube
  c. PEG
  d. PN

Q. 6

A common GI complication of PN when the bowel is at complete rest is:
 a. diarrhea.
  b. decreased LFTs.
  c. hepatic steatosis.
  d. cholestasis.

Q. 7

What lab value would you monitor to evaluate the tolerance to IV lipid?
 a. albumin
  b. triglycerides
  c. glucose
  d. creatinine