Artificial Nutrition

It will use a questionnaire and interactive methodology prior to the presentation of the main contents and concepts, and demonstration / exemplification of these through their practical application in everyday situations and using, where appropriate, videos, computer programs and professional instruments. It also contemplates, and whenever it is justified the autonomous study with research on the exposed contents and the reading and critical analysis of articles / texts.

Students will be evaluated through a written assessment. The summative knowledge assessment consists of questions that assess the extent and depth of theoretical knowledge acquired in the discipline and the ability to practically apply this knowledge to everyday situations.
Approval of the curricular unit is obtained with a classification greater than or equal to 9.5 values.

With this curricular unit, it is intended that students acquire skills for prescribing, planning and monitoring artificial nutrition, namely:
1.1 Describe the various approaches to enteral and parenteral nutrition and be familiar with the various placement techniques;
1.2 Know the nutritional supplementation needs arising from this type of nutrition; 1.3 Recognize the need to implement clinical and nutritional protocols, namely for standardization of techniques used, identification of complications and their resolution;
2. It is also intended that students identify the main drug-nutrient interactions that may exist when using this type of nutrition.

1. Enteric and parenteral nutrition
1.1 Routes of administration
1.2 Nutritional Supplementation
1.3 Refeeding syndrome and Discussion of clinical cases
1.4 Clinical and nutritional protocols
2. Drug-Nutrient Interaction

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