Training Manual, part 4, sections 3 (126kb, pdf)
Training Manual, part 4, sections 3 (126kb, pdf)
Training Manual, part 4, sections 3 (126kb, pdf)
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Breathing Problems in the Older Person<br />
• The extra effort of breathing uses up a lot more<br />
energy than normal breathing<br />
• One and a half times more food energy is required<br />
• It is difficult to take sufficient food energy to<br />
achieve a good body weight<br />
• Fat metabolism results in less carbon dioxide<br />
produced by the body to be expired<br />
• Increased fat intake will improve food energy and<br />
assist breathing<br />
Consider specialist referral: dietitian<br />
RM 4.11; OHT 3.13<br />
Identifying and Planning Assistance for Home-Based People Who are Nutritionally at Risk: A <strong>Training</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> (2001)<br />
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