Surgical Metabolism & Nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
Normal energy requirement
A
22-25 kcal/kg/day
2
Q
A potentially lethal condition due to rapid excessive feeding of patients with severe underlying malnutrition (metabolism from fat to carbohydrate substrate)
A
C. refeeding syndrome
3
Q
Important fuel source of the brain after 48h and the principal fuel source by 24 days
A
ketones
