Vital 1.5kcal Case Study: Rupert
Rupert is a 65 year old male with Ménière’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), depression, angina and previous history of transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs).
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Vital 1.5kcal Case Study: Rupert
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Rupert is a 65 year old male with Ménière’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), depression, angina and previous history of transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs). Rupert was admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis and poorly controlled angina. He develop loose stools (type 7 on the Bristol Stool Chart) which persisted for four weeks and Metronidazole was prescribed for suspected C.difficile. His loose watery stools persisted and after a flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy were performed, Rupert was diagnosed with non-infective gastroenteritis and colitis. Codeine phosphate, Citalopram, Omeprazole, Prednisolone were trialled during this time. Rupert was only managing to consume a quarter of his meals and was prescribed whole protein oral nutritional supplements (ONS).
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July 2020 | 5 min
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