Did you know that it is Feeding Tube Awareness Week? Let's continue to raise awareness to reduce the stigmas associated with #tubefeeding. There is a variety of reasons children and adults require tube feeding, one of them being #dysphagia.
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Cumulative fluid balances are a medical joke, right? Perpetually amazed at clinical gems like "patient is 8 litres positive so need furosemide" when patient has pyrexia, a large BSA, diarrhoea & high drain output along with rising Na/Cl/urea =intravascularly dry as a dry thing 😐
This morning pre Bariatric Surgery education session for Emma and CNS Karen and then Bariatric clinic with Mr Robinson and CNS Fridi. He said “dietitians are the keystone of our practice” #DietitansWeek2019#MDTworking@WorcsAcuteNHS@bariatricBOMSS
Did you know that Dietitians provide rehabilitation to people who have been unwell such as after an operation or having a stroke? Their support can provide symptom relief, reduce risks of further illness and prevent admissions to hospital #DietitiansDoPrevention#DietitiansWeek
Cut down on foods and drinks high in sugar. One way to doing this is to swap sugary drinks for no sugar alternatives, including water and lower fat milks. Visit @Change4Life for some easy drink swaps and helpful tips. https://t.co/ppJUzYJHW6 @worcscc @WorcsHealthCare #sugartax
Latest National Diet and Nutrition Survey shows 91% of women aged 16-49 had a low red blood cell folate level which carries an elevated risk of Neural Tube Defects. Our current approach isn't working, we want government to act https://t.co/E3fJOixCWN #FolicAcidFortification
Patients are still dying from wrongful insertion of nasogastric tubes. Watch this short film to learn more: https://t.co/7iE1n7lnUT
#tubefeeding#nutrition#clinicalnutrition
An All Party Parliamentary Group on hunger has called for MUST malnutrition screening to be undertaken in all Care setting and the community. Report released today. @BAPENUK https://t.co/JqSiFaD9J8
1.3 million older people suffer from hunger, according to a new parliamentary report seen exclusively by BBC Breakfast.
The Department of Health says it continues to train health staff to spot the early signs of malnutrition.
“It’s not a very exciting thing to say – but a good diet is not coconut oil, the Atkins diet or the paleo diet. A good diet is eating a wide range of fruit and veg, whole grain cereals and healthy fats”... says me! See article by @BawdenTom in @theipaper https://t.co/mGENLZEpWm
If you don’t have coeliac disease, avoiding #gluten isn’t healthy. A gluten free #diet can e.g. predispose to #diabetes in the long term https://t.co/apA6VgFMtG
A dietitian in every GP practice would support all patients, those wishing to follow a low-carb diet & the many who want to find other ways too. Support so they all can find a healthy and enjoyable way to eat https://t.co/E08veiO8wl