Topic Overview

Nutritional Support

Nutritional support is therapy for people who do not get enough nourishment by eating or drinking. Read about the process of gaining nutrients.

Nutrition

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Definition

Nutritional support is therapy for people who do not get enough nourishment by eating or drinking. Read about the process of gaining nutrients.

Concept record

Canonical title: Nutritional Support
Alphabetical key: N
Category: Nutrition
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: Artificial feeding, Artificial hydration and nutrition, Hyperalimentation, Parenteral nutrition, TPN, Tube feeding
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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