introduction: glutaric academia type i is a metabolic disorder that is caused due to deficiency of glutaryl-coa dehydrogenase. macrocephaly is a common sign in ga1, although many infants usually appear healthy at birth.   case report a 5.5 year old boy with ga1was admitted to nicu. chief compliance of patient for hospitalization was pneumonia and sepsis and he was intubated and mechanically ven...

introduction: methylmalonic acidemia (mma) is a metabolic disorder and especial nutritional support has an important role in improvement of growth and development in these patients. case presentation: a 3-month old female infant with known mma was admitted to emergency department of dr sheikh children hospital with primary diagnosis of pneumonia and sepsis .this patient was a full term baby; mm...

(Waitzberg et al 2001). It is evident that the complex problem of poor nutrition in hospitals calls for major improvements. This issue has been addressed by the Department of Health (DH) (2007), which identified priority areas for action: raising awareness; ensuring accessible guidance; encouraging nutritional screening; promoting provision of and access to relevant training; clarifying standar...

Malnutrition is common in critically ill patients and is associated with poor outcomes for patients and increased health care spending. Enteral nutrition is the method of choice for nutrition delivery. Enteral nutrition delivery practices vary widely, and underfeeding is widespread in critical care. Interruptions in enteral nutrition due to performance of procedures, positioning, technical issu...

Malnutrition, both as a cause and consequence of disease, affects 10–50% of patients admitted to hospital. Malnourished patients have higher mortality rates and increased incidence of complications, with delayed recovery from illness during and after hospital stay. The care of malnourished patients should involve a multidisciplinary approach but doctors have the overall responsibility to identi...

Involvement of a multidisciplinary team in cancer care may have added benefits over the existing system of patient management. A paradigm shift in the current patient management would allow more focus on nutritional support, in addition to clinical care. Malnutrition, a common problem in cancer patients, needs special attention from the early days of cancer care to improve quality of life and t...

The nutritional care of patients is one of the primary responsibilities of all registered nurses (Persenius et al, 2008). A poor nutritional status can lead to malnutrition, which can have serious consequences for an individual's quality of life (Field and Smith, 2008). This paper commences with an introduction to the concept of nutrition, provides an overview of nutritional guidelines and nutr...