by Kim Rose | Aug 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Looking into becoming a certified diabetes educator (CDE)? Let me be honest–becoming a CDE changed my life! Recently, I had a conversation with one of the warmest, most honest dietitians I’ve ever met. He stated to me every time he gets a consult to...
by Kim Rose | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Everyone needs food to live, but sometimes a person cannot eat orally to sustain their metabolic functions. Though commercial formulas are popular when it comes to nutrition support blenderized tube feedings are making a come back. Blenderized feedings are made by...
by Kim Rose | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
By definition nutrition support provides macronutrients and micronutrients through a tube placed into the stomach, small intestine, or intravenously (IV) for patients who are unable to eat. Enteral nutrition provides nutrients into the stomach and small intestine...
by Kim Rose | Jul 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today we will be looking at four (4) nutritional lab biomarkers which are used to detect malnutrition. Malnutrition is a popular topic in dietetics. A significant amount of patients end up developing malnutrition or being admitted to the hospital with malnutrition....
by Kim Rose | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a dietetic intern and a new dietitian one of the many questions I had was : “How do I know when to give a patient a bolus vs. a continuous tube feed?” There are many factors to consider and in today’s video I will be reviewing some factors to...
by Kim Rose | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a dietetic intern and a new dietitian one of the many questions I had was : “How do I know when to give a patient a bolus vs. a continuous tube feed?” There are many factors to consider and in today’s video I will be reviewing some factors to...
