DNS Support Line - October 2021 Issue

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This newsletter includes the following articles for CPEU:

• Enteral Nutrition and Risk of Kidney Stones
• Nutrition Considerations Across the Spinal Cord Injury Continuum
• Creation of a Protocol to Utilize a Mixed-Oil Emulsion in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

CPE Level: 2
CPEU: 3
Performance Indicators: 10.4.5, 8.1.1, 8.2.1

Learning Objectives

• Describe how enteral nutrition may contribute to higher prevalence of kidney stones and identify possible interventions to mitigate risk.
• Describe the types of oil sources used in intravenous lipid emulsions and their impact on inflammation, and discuss 2 of the 3 available intravenous lipid emulsions used in the United States and their role in nutrition support of the critically ill pediatric patient.
• Recognize important nutrition considerations for spinal cord injury patients in acute, sub-acute and chronic phases of injury and be able to provide appropriate nutrition recommendations.