Side effect of Total Parental Nutrition includes
Correct Answer: Fluid overload
Description: (B) Fluid overloadCOMPLICATIONS OF TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (TPN)First 48 hoursFirst 2 Weeks3 Months OnwardMECHANICAL * Complications from catheter insertion:* Cephalad displacement* Pneumothorax* Hemothorax* Detachment of line at catheter hub with blood loss or air embolism* Catheter coming out of vein, more common if Silastic* Detachment of line at catheter hub with blood loss or air embolism* Thrombosis* Detachment of line at catheter hub with blood loss or air embolism* Fractures or tears in catheter* Catheter embedded in vein wallMETABOLIC * Fluid overload* Hyperglycemia* Hypophosphatemia* Hypokalemia* Cardiopulmonary failure* Re feeding edema* Hyperosmolar nonketotic* hyperglycemic coma* Acid-base imbalance* Electrolyte imbalance* Essentially fatty acid deficiency* Iron deficiency, Vitamin deficiencies* TPN metabolic bone disease* TPN liver disease* Zinc, copper, chromium, selenium, molybdenum, deficiencyINFECTIOUS* Catheter-induced sepsis* Exit site infection* Catheter-induced sepsis* Tunnel infections* Exit site infection
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