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Tube feeding can be sexy #229

Open shebesabrina opened 6 years ago

shebesabrina commented 6 years ago

A lot of tube feeding dietitians carry ~2-6 booklets full of tube feeding formulas to consider for tube feeding formula recommendations. These dietitians are required to look through the booklet to know why they should recommend a specific formula, how much nutritional value is in that formula and determine with handwritten calculations how much formula to send home with the patient.

This could allow the RD to enter in a few basic metrics and historical diagnosis information to figure out if the tube feeding formula is a good fit for the patient as well as home much to send with the patient to allow less prone circumstances for human error. It could also make recommendations for different formulas if the kcal and fat content fit the patient's needs but the protein is over the recommended daily allowance (RDA) based on the patient's prescribed dietary needs (Example: diabetic, renal disease, cardiac disease, etc.).