Diet Therapy: Purposes and General Considerations

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What are the three principles of dietary management mentioned in the text?

Liberalization, Individualization, Simplification

What is the purpose of a clear liquid diet?

To minimize fecal matter and provide non-irritating food for 1-2 days

What are the indications for using a full liquid diet?

Post-operative, acute infections, impaired chewing and swallowing ability, face lifting, mouth surgery

When is a cold liquid diet typically used?

After tonsillectomy and adenectomy, dental extraction, and other minor throat and mouth operations Signup and view all the answers

What are the indications for using tube feeding (blenderized/osterized)?

Esophageal obstruction, surgery of the mouth and gastric, severe burns, coma Signup and view all the answers

What are the purposes of diet therapy mentioned in the text?

Maintain or restore good nutritional status, correct nutritional deficiencies, rest a particular affected organ/body, adjust the diet to body’s ability to metabolize nutrients, bring changes in body weight, treat/prevent edema, eliminate offending food substances. Signup and view all the answers

What are some general considerations for modifying the normal diet according to the text?

Underlying disease conditions, possible duration of the disease, factors in the dietary which must be altered to overcome conditions, patient’s tolerance for food, bases of modification (normal requirement, previous nutritional status, pathophysiology of the disease, anticipated duration of disease and injury, dietary factors to be altered, amount and character of the nutrient lost from the body, socio-economic and other considerations). Signup and view all the answers

How can diet therapy be adjusted to the body’s ability to metabolize nutrients?

By adjusting the diet to the body’s ability to metabolize nutrients, including the amount and character of the nutrient lost from the body. Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of modifications of the normal diet mentioned in the text?

Changes in consistency, increase or decrease in energy values, greater or lesser amounts of one or more nutrients, bland flavor foods, including or excluding specific foods, modification of the feeding interval. Signup and view all the answers

What factors should be considered when modifying the normal diet according to the text?

Underlying disease conditions, possible duration of the disease, factors in the dietary which must be altered to overcome conditions, patient’s tolerance for food, bases of modification (normal requirement, previous nutritional status, pathophysiology of the disease, anticipated duration of disease and injury, dietary factors to be altered, amount and character of the nutrient lost from the body, socio-economic and other considerations). Signup and view all the answers