NSG 2317 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Overnutrition, Malnutrition, Sensory Neuron
8 Jan 2020
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Infants and children: first 6 months, canadian paediatric society and health canada recommend exclusive breastfeeding for full-term infants for the first 6 months of life, daily vitamin d supplementation until diet includes >10mcg (400iu)/d. If formula feeding, ensure iron-fortified preparation: 6 months. Iron: 16-20mg/d for 2nd and 3rd trimester, folic acid, 1mg po daily x 2-3 months pre-conception, 1mg po daily x 2-3 weeks post-conception, 400mcg po daily until 4-6 weeks postpartum or until no longer breastfeeding. Inspect and palpate: colour (pallor, shock, vitiligo, temperature, moisture/exudate, mobility/turgor, texture, thickness. Impaired mobility: thin fragile skin of aging, decreased sensory perception, moisture from urine of stool incontinence, excessive perspiration or wound drainage, shearing injury, poor nutrition. You can estimate the body surface area on an adult that has been burned by using multiples of 9. Heent: health history, pmhx, head or neck procedures. Inferior rectus: lateral rectus, medial rectus, superior oblique.
