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MED I

Allana Boone
Preceptor: Debra Haarburger, RD, LD

BACKGROUND: PANCREATITIS
Pancreas function
Digestion
Insulin and glucagon regulation

Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas
Bleeding
Infection
Permanent tissue damage
Necrosis

BACKGROUND CONTD
Signs and Symptoms
Abdominal pain/tenderness
Nausea
Vomiting

In chronic pancreatitis:
Unintentional weight loss
Oily, smelly stools (steatorrhea)

BACKGROUND: CONTD
Causes
ETOH use
Gallstones
Hypertriglyceridemia
Genetic abnormalities
Abdominal trauma
Medications
Infections
Tumors

PATIENT HX
D.G. 39 Y.O Caucasian Male
PCP: Alexander Miranda
Attending Phys: Elliott Dasenbrook
Ward: 4B (moved to WMIC 2D)
PMH: ETOH dependence, chronic LBP, DM2, DLD,

lumbar post-laminectomy synd, epigastric pain,


pancreatitis (early teens)

Chief complaint: Pancreatitis 2 high TG

ANTHROPOMETRICS
Height: 5 9 (175 cm)
Weight: 187.3 lbs (85.1 kg)
BMI: 27.7 (overweight)

UBW: 200 lbs (90.9 kg)

Significant Wt Change: 13.6#, 6.7% wt loss x


%UBW: 94%
2d
IBW: 160 lbs (72.7 kg)
%IBW: 117%

MEDICATIONS
Hydromorphone Inj
Heparin
Dextrose
Glucagon Inj
Insulin, Aspart
Ondansetron
Nicotine Transdermal Patch

LABORATORY DATA

COMPARATIVE STANDARDS
Energy requirement: 2554 Kcal/day
Based on actual body weight and 30 kcal/ kg
Protein requirement: 85 gm/day
Based on actual body weight, protein level of 1.0
Fluid requirement: 2554 ml/day

FOOD/NUTRITION-RELATED HX
Diet recall:
Inconsistent CHO
High CHO
High Fat

NUTRITION DX
Weight

Unintentional weight loss


Related to: Pancreatitis, poor po intake, loss of appetite,
N/V, abd pain
As evidenced by: 13.6#, 6.7% sig weight loss x 2 days

Biochemical

NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
Diet Order
Slowly advance diet to 50 g

fat, CC DM diet

Nutritional Supplements
Currently receiving Breeze on CL LIQ Diet
Per serving: 250 kcal, 9 g PRO

Nutrition Education
Educated Veteran and his wife on Low Fat, CC DM diet
Coordination of Nutrition Care
HgbA1C pending
Diabetes Education
Recommend prescribing lipid lowering medication

NUTRITION MONITORING AND


EVALUATION
Followed up with Veteran during meal rounds
Monitored lab values and adjust nutrition care as needed

Weight maintenance
Tolerance of CL LIQ diet no N/V, abd distention
HgbA1c <7%
TG downtrending towards <500 mg/dL

UPDATE
Currently in the MICU
Metabolic acidosis possibly 2 lipolysis
Acute pancreatitis - concern for necrosis/sepsis
Severe hypertriglyceridemia
Receiving DM Education
Intubation per pt

REFERENCES
Krauses Food & the Nutrition Care Process, Mahan,

2012

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