Basis of nutritional support in pediatrics

Mechanical circulatory support in pediatrics.

There is no reliable published data on the overall prevalence or incidence of heart failure (HF) in children. However, the success of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in management of HF has raised the prospect of a previously unavailable treatment modality. Orthotopic heart transplant (OHTx) remains the gold standard treatment, but the number of patients requiring this treatment far outwei...

investigating the integration of translation technologies into translation programs in iranian universities: basis for a syllabus design in translation technology

today, information technology and computers are indispensable tools of any profession and translation technologies have become an indispensable part of translator’s workstation. with the increasing demands for high productivity and speed as well as consistency and with the rise of new demands for translation and localization, it is necessary for translators to be familiar with market demands an...

Nutritional Support in Cancer

• Cancer is a preventable disease; • Environmental factors play a prominent role in increasing cancer risk; • Diet, physical activity and maintenance of a healthy weight can prevent 40% of all cancers; • Fruit, vegetables, and fibre have a protective effect, whereas high-temperature cooked red meat and processed meat increase the risk of developing cancer; • While there is no evidence that inta...

Nutritional Support in Dysphagia

Nutritional support in elderly

Artificial nutrition includes: enteral nutrition, and parenteral nutrition. Total parenteral nutrition aims at making up for nutritional deficiency caused by both insufficient oral nutrition due to anorexia and obstruction of the gastro-enteric tube or derived from a digestive inefficacy due to a deficiency in the digestive process of assimilation. Enteral nutrition is destined to elderly patie...