Gamuts

Total parenteral nutrition

Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the feeding of nutritional products to a person intravenously, bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion. The products are made by pharmaceutical compounding companies . [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Hyperalimentation
TPN
May Cause
Bilateral large kidneys
Delayed scintigraphic visualization of gallbladder
Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening
Distended gallbladder in a child
Enlarged gallbladder
Fatty liver
Generalized wide epiphyseal plate
Hyperechoic liver
Nonvisualization of gallbladder
Radiolucent metaphyseal bands
Synonyms
Hyperalimentation
TPN
May Cause
Bilateral large kidneys
Delayed scintigraphic visualization of gallbladder
Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening
Distended gallbladder in a child
Enlarged gallbladder
Fatty liver
Generalized wide epiphyseal plate
Hyperechoic liver
Nonvisualization of gallbladder
Radiolucent metaphyseal bands


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