Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident. she is currently in a coma, on a mechanical ventilator, and receiving enteral nutrition. kati is 5'2" tall and weighs 115 pounds. if kati's enteral feeding is not providing adequate energy and protein to meet her nutritional needs, she will experience:

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Alana Patrick

2 March, 19:14

Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident. she is currently in a coma, on a mechanical ventilator, and receiving enteral nutrition. kati is 5'2" tall and weighs 115 pounds. if kati's enteral feeding is not providing adequate energy and protein to meet her nutritional needs, she will experience:

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Destiney Harvey · Answer 1

Enteral Nutrition or tube feeding is a way to enable patients who are unable to feed themselves in a different way, with nutrition if they have at least a partially functional GI track. Her condition places her at risk of hypermetabolism dye to stress. Which means her rate of metabolic activity will increase. Moreover, a loss of lean tissue will result if it does not meet her nutritional needs.