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Care for the hospitalized patients axwrt-Care for the patient's Physical, Medical and Mental needs -Plan care according to patient's routine-type of food, time of feeding, bathroom habits -Cats-Feeding with a bowl/plate from home, Bedding/litter preference, Kennel setup -Always alert the patie...

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Hospitalized and Recumbent Patient Care,
General Nursing Care, Special Patient Care
Questions and Correct Answers the Latest
Update
Care for the hospitalized patients

axwrt-Care for the patient's Physical, Medical and Mental needs

-Plan care according to patient's routine-type of food, time of feeding, bathroom habits

-Cats-Feeding with a bowl/plate from home, Bedding/litter preference, Kennel setup

-Always alert the patients, Approach the patients slowly, Kennel vs floor spacezz




Patient's hygiene and exercise

axwrt-Keep them clean, Avoid urine infection, scalding, Groom/wash as needed

-exercise-May be contraindicated for respiratory, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal

conditions

-Vet will decide the level of exercise that is requiredzz




Routine Inpatient Care - Nutrition

axwrt-Obese patients: does not mean that we should starve them

-Thin patients: during hospitalization may not be a good thing

-Concern with obese patients continue to show decreased weight during hospitalization.



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-Prolonged anorexia may result in compromised immune system→ infection, delayed healing

-Daily Resting Energy Requirement

-Address the reasons why a patient would refuse to eat: Pain, Nauseous, Differences in diet

-If they are not eating, we can try: Warm and/or wet the food, Hand feed, Type of food -

dry vs wetzz




Daily Resting Energy Requirement

axwrtPatients more than 2Kg but less than 30kg

(30 x Body Weight in Kg) + 70

~ 670 Kilocalories per day for a 20Kg dog




Patients more than 2Kg and patients over 30 kg

70 x (Body Weight in Kg) 0.75

~ 117 Kilocalories per day for a 2 Kg catzz




Appetite Stimulant

axwrt-AFTER other things have been tried:

-Mirtazapine, Cyproheptadine, Clonazepamzz




Feeding tube

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axwrt-often last resort

-Clinicare - liquid diet

-2 Types - Stomach tubing (gastric gavage) and nasoesophageal tubes (via the nose)

-Gastric tube - surgically inserted. Animal is fed directly into the stomachzz




Nasoesophageal

axwrt-Contraindicated in patients that are vomiting or that do not have a gag reflex. We

want them to be able to swallow and gag. Can end up with aspiration pneumonia if fluid

enters the lungs.

-Uses a 5 to 8 Fr pediatric feeding tube

-Nares and the distal esophagus (8-9th rib) is measured and marked on tube

-Patient is in sternal recumbancy

-Local anesthetic is administered into the nose (e.g., lidocaine for dogs)

-End of tube is lubed

-Tube is inserted and directed ventrally

-Animal swallows when tube enters pharynx

-X-rays used to test tube placementzz




Mirtazapine

axwrtAppetite Stimulant


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