DNS Support Line - June 2024 Issue

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Support Line is a Peer-Reviewed Publication of the Dietitians in Nutrition Support DPG. The June 2024 issue includes the following articles:

• Anthropometric and Growth Assessment of the Infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Parenteral Nutrition Administration in Pediatrics
• Parenteral Nutrition in the Adult Intensive Care Unit Patient
• Parenteral Nutrition: Transitions of Care from Hospital to Home in the Adult Patient

CPE Level: 2
CPEU: 4.25

Performance Indicators:

• 11.2.1
• 11.4.5
• 9.2.1

Learning Objectives

• Identify the specific needs of the pediatric patient requiring parenteral nutrition and state how needs differ from adult patients.
• Identify methods for obtaining anthropometric measures, measuring weight gain velocity, describing growth patterns, and assessing nutritional status in the neonate.
• State the key factors that the dietitian must consider when managing patients on parenteral nutrition in the hospital and during transition home.