title: Feeding extremely low birth weight infants.
abstract: CME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 1.List the indications for parenteral nutrition in the preterm infant.2.Estimate protein and calories required by a preterm infant to support appropriate fetal weight gain.3.Discuss the calcium and phosphorus needs of preterm infants. The patient presented as a 5-week-old 26 week preterm infant, with a birth weight of 686 g. Her mother was 25 years old. The child's Apgar scores were 6 and 7 at 1 and 5 minutes. The infant was intubated after birth and placed on the high-frequency oscillator on day of life (DOL) 3 because of worsening respiratory failure. She was placed back on conventional mechanical ventilation on DOL 7, extubated on DOL 15, and placed on 40% oxygen via nasal cannula. She was discharged home on DOL 84 without mechanical ventilation.
authors: Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA. mmalasmi@aol.com
authors: Mahmood
authors: M
authors: Alasmi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight / Q000378:metabolism*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000378:metabolism*; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements / Q000502:physiology*; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D002118:Calcium