Pediatric Overweight This module covers the effect of trauma and starvation on energy and macronutrient metabolism and requirements. In addition, it discusses the importance of early nutritional intervention and gastrointestinal nutrition, provides an overview of nutritional assessment, monitoring, and alternative modes of feeding and their potential outcomes.

Module Content:

• Hormones and mediators of the stress response
• Alterations in nutrient metabolism
• Energy expenditure and assessment
• Protein and carbohydrate metabolism, requirements and assessment
• Lipid absorption, transport, function, storage and mobilization
• Balance of fuel sources
• Essential and conditionally-essential amino acids
• Essential fatty acids and eicosanoids
• Nutritional support: oral vs enteral vs parenteral routes

 

Case Study:

8-year-old boy who undergoes surgical repair of abdominal gunshot wound

Learning Objectives:

After completing this module, you should be able to:

1. Describe the alterations in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism in stress and starvation.
2. Assess energy and protein requirements, and explain the factors that influence each.
3. Explain how patients can be fed through alternative routes when they are not able to take food orally.
4. Describe the importance of enteral nutrition on the gastrointestinal tract.
5. List consequences of inadequate nutritional support to hospitalized patients.
6. Name the components of energy expenditure.