title: Parenteral nutrition, and fluid and electrolyte therapy.
abstract: The provision of fluid and electrolytes during parenteral nutrition can be a challenge in the malnourished child or the child with complicating illnesses. The practitioner using the basic concepts of maintenance and deficit therapy--in this case for calories--must adapt his or her therapy to the expansion of the intracellular as well as the extracellular fluid compartment. Impairment of other organ systems further complicates the ability to deliver therapy. Careful monitoring and individually tailored solution will provide adequate caloric fluid and electrolyte therapy during parenteral nutrition in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D015532:Rehydration Solutions
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D015532:Rehydration Solutions