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Clinical Nutrition

Fundamentals of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

NUT3262
3 hours English

Fundamentals of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

Fundamentals of
1 Course description / • Introductory lecture / Aim of the course / • Definitions of course outline / • Description of course plane / • Course requirements / Introduction to enteral and parenteral nutrition
2 Routes of Enteral Nutrition Delivery and Access
3 Feeding Methods and Regimen of Enteral Feeding Administration
4 Feeding Systems
5 Midterm Exam
6 Nutritional Needs of Tube Fed Patients
7 Nitrogen Balance, RSL and obligatory urine output Calculation
8 Fluids: Water maintenance in the body, body fluid physiology, electrolytes ICF and ECF, Regulation of tonicity, volume problems, regulation of volume
9 Aassessment of tonicity and volume problems, tonicity disorders (different types of Na disorders), Effective arterial blood volume, tonicity diagnosis, volume diagnosis, and the treatment
10 Osmolality and fluid calculation and cases and Quiz 1
11 Acid-Base Balance: Acid, Base, pH regulation (Buffer System, Pulmonary Ventilation, and Renal Excretion), clinical evaluation of an Acid-Base Disorders (pH, concentration of Bicarbonate, and arterial pressure of CO2), interpretation of PaCO2, HCO3, anion gap, and BE values in relation to pH), determining primary and secondary Acid-Base disorders, and making an acid-base diagnosis
12 Enteral Nutrition: Acid base balnce cases and calculation
13 Enteral Feeding Formula Selection
14 Enteral Feeding Formula Selection and calculation
15 Enteral Feeding Formula Selection and calculation
16 Cases and QUIZ 2
19 Course description / • Introduction to enteral and parenteral nutrition
20 Malnutrition Assessment
21 Feeding Regimen apply tube feeding insertion using manikin
22 Feeding Systems; case study and enteral calculations
23 Nutrition Focused Physical Exam
24 Formula Osmolality and Nutritional needs calculations
25 Nitrogen Balance, RSL and obligatory urine output Calculation
26 Fluid needs calculations
27 Tube feeding rate adjustment based on feeding regimen
28 Tube feeding rate adjustment based on feeding regimen
29 Acid-Base Balance cases Calculation
30 Acid - base cases Calculations
31 Enteral feeding composition and patients' needs calculation
32 Enteral nutrition of specific cases Calculations
33 Enteral nutrition of specific cases Calculations
1.1 Mapped to: K1

List concepts and indication of nutrition support.

Teaching Strategy Lectures, Class discussion, Guided self-learning
Assessment Methods Exams
1.2 Mapped to: K1

Recognize the formulas for enteral and parenteral feeding

Teaching Strategy Lectures, Class discussion, Guided self-learning
Assessment Methods Exams, Assignment rubric
1.3 Mapped to: K2

illustrate the complications of enteral and parenteral nutrition

Teaching Strategy Lectures, Class discussion, Guided self-learning
Assessment Methods Exams, Assignment rubric
2.1 Mapped to: S3

Assess patient needs using suitable different qualitative and quantitative methods, strategies and techniques

Teaching Strategy Lectures, Class discussion Guided self-learning Problem solving.
Assessment Methods Exams, Assignment rubric
2.2 Mapped to: S5

Analyze the indications for enteral and parenteral therapy and operate nutritional theories

Teaching Strategy Lectures, Class discussion Guided self-learning Problem solving.
Assessment Methods Exams, Assignment rubric
2.3 Mapped to: S1

Appraise nutritional techniques, and communications for solving complex challenging cases

Teaching Strategy Lectures, Class discussion Guided self-learning Problem solving.
Assessment Methods Exams, Assignment rubric
3.1 Mapped to: V2

Employ responsibility for self-learning and continuing personnel development

Teaching Strategy Group work project Problem solving.
Assessment Methods Assignment rubric, Group project Rubric
3.2 Mapped to: V1

Perform ethical, Islamic manners and citizenship when dealing with client and his family

Teaching Strategy Group work project Problem solving.
Assessment Methods Assignment rubric, Group project Rubric
Assessment
Weight
Midterm Exam
30%
Assignments
10%
2 quizes
10%
Final Exam
50%
Total
100%