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. The nutrition support team decides to increase the kcal in Ms. Reynolds's TPN slowly to prevent ____.

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The team decided to increase the kcal in Ms. Reynolds's TPN slowly to prevent refeeding syndrome. Refeeding syndrome can develop in malnourished patients who receive aggressive nutrition support, leading to fluid and electrolyte imbalances, insulin resistance, hypoglycemia, and in severe cases, heart failure. Slowly increasing the kcal in TPN can prevent these complications. The other answer choices are not relevant in this case.

Julia Reynolds Is a 64-Year-Old Realtor