22: Ebb and Flow Phase - Metabolic Response to Injury

21/09/2022 16 min
22: Ebb and Flow Phase - Metabolic Response to Injury

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, you'll learn about the ebb and flow phase following injury and the metabolic response to trauma. You just might be asked a question like this on the RD Exam and if so, I got you covered.  Learning about this during my clinical rotation as an intern was one of the best lessons and prepared me for my role as a trauma dietitian. I wanted to share a case study and explain the ebb and flow phase through the learnings from that case study.  This is what you'll learn in this episode: Characteristics of the ebb phase and the flow phase The metabolic response to trauma/injury The role of the dietitian when assessing a patient who's sustained an injury Here's a glance at this episode: [05:20] Shout out to 4 amazing new RD's who just joined the RD community  [08:00] Strategy for addressing low blood pressure immediately following injury [09:36] Protein needs for patients who've had an injury/trauma [12:40] Blood sugar levels after injury