Nutrition in the ICU

Code:

NC1206

Acronym:

NCINT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Clinical Nutrition

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
NC	19	Oficial Plan	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To recognize the Pacient in Intensive Care, to characterize and stratify the severity. To learn the guidelines in nutritional prescription in intensive care environment, both in adults and in children.

Learning outcomes and competences

To identify and to stratify the severity of the Intensive Care patient. To be able to prescribe nutritional support both in adults and in children in intensive care.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Intensive care


The Patient in Intensive Care characterization and stratification of severity.

Guiding principles of prescribing nutrition in the intensive care environment.

Clinical Cases

Postoperative (interaction on clinical case).

Severe trauma (interaction on clinical case).

The severe burn patient (interaction on clinical case).

The patient with severe sepsis (interaction on clinical case).

Calculation of nutritional needs in patients in intensive care

Indicators nutritional and inflammatory (C reactive protein) clinical practice

Mechanical ventilation in paediatrics: indications, modes, parameters;
Monitoring the ventilated child;

Complications when ventilating:

Clinical assessment of disease severity in paediatric intensive care: Severity of illness, organ dysfunction scores
Nutritional assessment of children in intensive care:
nutritional risk;
Metabolic stress;
Subjective and objective parameters of nutritional assessment.

 

Mandatory literature

Diversos autores; A disponibilizar nas aulas

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures: expository and interrogative method.

Practical Classes: interrogative and demonstrative method.

Laboratory Practical Classes: interrogative and demonstrative method.

Tutorial: support

Invitation to teachers/experts in the areas of syllabus, preferably with clinical experience.

 

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam