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Nutritional assessment of Surgical patient

Nutritional assessment of a surgical patient after surgery, trauma or sepsis can be divided into these phases – Catabolic Phase:Adrenergic-corticoid phase:– raised glucagon, GC and catecholamines with decreased insulin.-rates of GNG, acute phase protein production, and immune cell activity are all still altered during the catabolic phase.-administration of glucose produces…

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