Technologies in Clinical Practice – Ultrasound and Indirect Calorimetry – Part 2
Intensive care nutritionist Luiza Leite discusses the use of technologies in clinical practice that promote the individualization of nutritional therapy and precision nutrition. Among these technologies, ultrasound for assessing body composition and indirect calorimetry for determining patients' energy needs stand out.
Technologies in Clinical Practice – Ultrasound and Indirect Calorimetry – Part 1
Intensive care nutritionist Luiza Leite discusses the use of technologies in clinical practice that promote the individualization of nutritional therapy and precision nutrition. Among these technologies, ultrasound for assessing body composition and indirect calorimetry for determining patients' energy needs stand out.
What's new in nutritional therapy? And what do I do with that? c) Refeeding Syndrome
In the latest video, Dr. Haroldo Falcão discusses refeeding syndrome, which has taken on new dimensions with a better understanding of its pathophysiological mechanisms and risk factors. Updates in recent years offer more accurate tools for early identification and prevention strategies, but require us to rethink our nutritional progression protocols in patients [...]
What's new in nutritional therapy? And what do I do with that? b) Fiber in Critical Care Patients
In this second video, Dr. Haroldo discusses the use of fiber in critically ill patients. Recent literature presents promising data on the use of fiber, especially soluble fiber, prebiotics, and synbiotics, but also confronts us with practical questions: when to introduce it, in what quantities, and how to monitor tolerance in hemodynamically unstable patients?
What's new in nutritional therapy? And what do I do with that? a) Protein Requirements in Critical Care Patients
Dr. Haroldo Falcão discusses the transformations in nutritional therapy over the last five years, presenting evidence that challenges paradigms and forces us to rethink our clinical practice. New knowledge needs to be integrated into our patients' reality, balancing what current science teaches us with the limitations and possibilities of the context. In […]
