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- Parenteral Nutrition
Parenteral Nutrition(Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Intravenous Feeding
- Nutrition, Parenteral
- Parenteral Feeding
- n: Feeding, Intravenous
- n: Feeding, Parenteral
- n: Feedings, Intravenous
- n: Feedings, Parenteral
- n: Intravenous Feedings
- n: Parenteral Feedings
See also:
for nourishment: differentiate from FLUID THERAPY (to replace fluids) or ENTERAL NUTRITION or INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL (a method of administering drugs & chemicals); coordinate IM with disease / ther (IM), not / diet ther
The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).
92; was PARENTERAL FEEDING 1966-91