title: Nutrition in very very low birth weight infants.
abstract: The VVLBW infant's limited nutritional reserves, high requirements for normal growth and development, and gastrointestinal immaturity pose a particularly challenging nutritional problem. Given the potential consequences of inadequate or inappropriate nutritional management, we are obligated to make nutrition a high priority in the overall care of VVLBW infants.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000628:therapy; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008895:Milk, Human; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000379:methods; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy; D012279:Rickets / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D005217:Fat Emulsions, Intravenous