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T20
ICU Acquired Weakness and Sarcopenia in the Chronically Critically Ill
Date
January 19, 2016
Credits
1.5 Dietitian | 1.5 Nurse | 1.5 Pharmacist | 1.5 Physician | 1.5 Other | Expired April 7, 2017
Objectives:
- Define chronic critical illness and estimate its prevalence
- Describe causes, consequences, and emerging treatments for ICU acquired weakness
- Present methods for sarcopenia detection via computed tomography scans
- Summarize how glucose control and nutrition support impact the development of and the prevention/ treatment for ICU acquired weakness and sarcopenia
Speakers
Carol Braunschweig, PhD, RD
Professor and Associate Head, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
John Kress, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine, Director of Medical ICU, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sarah Peters, RD, LD, RN
Enteral Access Team Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Specialties
General
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