total parenteral nutrition

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total parenteral nutrition

A nurse carefully monitors the total parenteral nutrition bag for a patient.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A method of feeding: "total parenteral nutrition" refers to the administration of all required nutrients directly into the bloodstream through a vein, bypassing the digestive system entirely. It is a complete form of intravenous feeding.
Usage
  • Primary Use: This term is used exclusively in medical contexts to describe a specific, life-sustaining clinical procedure for patients who cannot eat or absorb nutrients through their gastrointestinal tract.
  • Typical Contexts: It is discussed by healthcare professionals in settings like hospitals, intensive care units, and in medical literature concerning critical care, surgery, or chronic illness management.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The patient in the ICU is receiving total parenteral nutrition because his intestines are not functioning.
    • After the major surgery, total parenteral nutrition was initiated to support her recovery while her gut healed.
Advanced Usage
  • Abbreviation (TPN): The term is very commonly abbreviated to "TPN" in clinical notes and verbal communication among medical staff.
    • The doctor's orders include starting TPN tonight.
  • As a Treatment Course: It can be referred to as a course or regimen of therapy.
    • He was on a six-week course of total parenteral nutrition.
Variants and Related Words
  • Parenteral Nutrition (PN): A broader term that includes any intravenous feeding; "total" specifies that it meets all nutritional needs.
  • Enteral Nutrition: The contrasting method of providing nutrition directly into the stomach or intestines via a tube, using the digestive system.
  • Intravenous Feeding: A more general, non-technical synonym.
Synonyms
  • TPN (the standard abbreviation).
  • Hyperalimentation (an older, less precise term sometimes used synonymously, though it technically implies providing excess calories).
Related Phrases
  • To be on TPN: A common phrase describing a patient's status.
    • The premature infant has been on TPN for two months.
  • To administer TPN: The action performed by medical personnel.
    • The nurse will administer the total parenteral nutrition at 1800 hours.
total parenteral nutrition

A nurse carefully monitors the total parenteral nutrition bag for a patient.

Noun
  1. administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes

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