Question

Total parenteral nutrition (tpn) should be used cautiously in clients with pancreatitis because such clients:

Answer 1

Total parenteral nutrition should be used cautiously in clients with pancreatitis because such clients are unable to tolerate high glucose concentration hence TPN should be used cautiously. Additionally they should regulate the consumption of proteins and fats since high proteins intake increases the risk of encephalopathy while fats are difficult to digest. Total parenteral nutrition (PN) is the feeding of a person intravenously, bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion. The individual recieves nutritional formulae that contains nutrients such as glucose amino acids, salts, lipids and added vitamins and dietary minerals.