Julia Reynolds is a 64-year-old realtor. She has been admitted to the local medical center 6 times in the past 3 months with severe pancreatitis. Julia has been experiencing intractable vomiting and intense pain after eating. Her insurance will not cover home nutritional support. She is being transferred to a sub-acute nursing facility for therapy. Upon admission, Julia tells her nurse that she has a lot of fear in regards to nutrition support due to a "vein blowout" at a previous admission. What is the most likely cause of this incident?

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A vein blowout is a complication of intravenous therapy when the osmolarity of the solution is too high, causing damage to the vein walls. Therefore, the most likely cause of the incident is high osmolarity of the PPN solution.

Julia Reynolds Is a 64-Year-Old Realtor