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DR*Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) or Three-Chamber Parenteral Nutrition Bag (three-compartment nutrition).*
Three compartments of fluid in one bag:
- White milk → usually lipid emulsion (lipid)
- Yellow → usually amino acids
- Clear → usually glucose/dextrose
These three compartments are usually separated first and will be mixed by pressing or squeezing before being given to the patient.
*Function:*
This fluid is used for parenteral nutrition, which provides nutrition directly through...
(The last sentence is incomplete in the original text. Typically, parenteral nutrition involves providing nutrients directly into the bloodstream via intravenous infusion.)
*Blood vessels (intravenous nutrition) when the patient cannot eat or cannot use the digestive tract.*
General contents:
- Glucose (carbohydrate) → energy source
- Amino acids (protein) → tissue repair
- Lipid (fat) → energy and essential fatty acids
Sometimes added:
- electrolytes
- vitamins
- trace elements
Usually given to patients:
- ICU patients
- Post-major surgery patients
- Gastrointestinal (digestive tract) disorders.
*Lipid (fat) → energy and essential fatty acids*
Sometimes added:
- electrolytes
- vitamins
- trace elements
*Usually given to patients:*
- ICU patients
- Post‑major surgery patients
- Gastrointestinal disorder patients
- Severe malnutrition patients
- Patients who cannot eat for a long time
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