Refeeding Syndrome

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Refeeding syndrome is a syndrome consisting of metabolic disturbances that occur as a result of reinstitution of nutrition to patients who are starved or severely malnourished. Renourishment is the process of avoiding refeeding syndrome. The syndrome was first described after the Second World War in Japanese prisoners of war taken by the United States in the Philippines.Refeeding syndrome usually occurs within four days of starting to feed. Patients can develop fluid and electrolyte disorders, especially hypophosphatemia, along with neurologic, pulmonary, cardiac, neuromuscular, and hematologic complications. Most effects result from a sudden shift from fat to carbohydrate metabolism and a sudden increase in insulin levels after refeeding which leads to increased cellular uptake of phosphate. Refeeding increases the basal metabolic rate. Intracellular movement of electrolytes occurs along witha fall in the serum electrolytes including phosphate, potassium, magnesium, glucose, and thiamine. Significant risks arising from refeeding syndrome include confusion, coma, convulsions, and death.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 4mm x 150mm x 220mm
• Gewicht: 113g
• ISBN-13: 9786131060632
• ISBN-10: 6131060630
• Artikelnr.: 29917158