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6 Feeding sick or high-risk infants

Objectives

When you have completed this unit you should be able to:

  • Describe the fluid needs of infants.
  • Give maintenance intravenous fluid.
  • Feed preterm infants.
  • Feed sick infants.
  • Manage an infant that vomits feeds.
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6-1 What is body fluid?
6-2 Where do you find body fluid?
6-3 Can body fluid move from one area to another?
6-4 What is the function of body fluid?
6-5 Does body fluid need to be replaced?
6-6 What determines an infant’s fluid needs?
6-7 Do infants need more fluid than adults?
6-8 How much fluid do most infants need?
6-9 Why do the daily fluid needs increase during the first 5 days?
6-10 Why do infants lose weight after birth?
6-11 Which infants need extra fluid?
6-12 What are the energy needs of an infant?
6-13 What types of intravenous fluid are used?
6-14 What is resuscitation fluid and when is it used?
6-15 What is maintenance fluid and when is it used?
6-16 What is replacement fluid and when is it used?
6-17 What is total parenteral nutrition and when is it used?
6-18 What milk feeds should be given to a preterm infant?
6-19 What milk formula should be used for preterm infants if breast milk is not available?
6-20 What route should be used to feed a preterm infant?
6-21 How often should a preterm infant be fed?
6-22 How should feeds in preterm infants be planned?
6-23 How should you feed sick infants?
6-24 Which infants should be given intravenous maintenance fluid?
6-25 What are the dangers of milk feeds in sick infants?
6-26 How should you feed a wasted or underweight for gestational age infant?
6-27 What supplements are needed by preterm infants?
6-28 When is vomiting abnormal?
6-29 What are the important causes of excessive vomiting?
6-30 How should you prevent vomiting?
6-31 Should all infants be nursed on their abdomen?
6-32 Case study 1
6-33 Case study 2
6-34 Case study 3
6-35 Case study 4
 
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