refeeding

[re-fēd´ing]

restoration of normal nutrition after a period of fasting or starvation.

refeeding syndrome moderate to severe electrolyte and fluid shifts occurring during a period of refeeding; hypophosphatemia is common, and heart failure sometimes occurs.

refeeding

/re·feed·ing/ (re-fēd´ing) restoration of normal nutrition after a period of fasting or starvation.

refeeding

[re-fēd′ing]

restoration of normal nutrition after a period of fasting or starvation.

refeeding

the process of restoring nutrition to a previously starved animal. This should initially consist of a diet of predominantly protein and fat, gradually becoming more complex.

refeeding syndrome

excessive dietary carbohydrate intake after a period of starvation leads to potentially fatal insulin-induced transport of phosphorus and potassium into cells.

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Conclusion: In patients of mild acute pancreatitis, early oral feeding is feasible and safe and has better outcome then those with routine oral refeeding.

Efficacy of early oral refeeding in patients of mild acute pancreatitis

RMR and mass of liver decreased significantly in fasting groups, which can return to the control level after refeeding.

Physiological Responses to Fasting and Refeeding in Apodemus chevrieri from Hengduan Mountain Region

For HIV-negative patients, a moderate RWG (5 - 10 g/kg/day) was achieved by patients who received refeeding and treatment for at least 5 days, whereas HIV-positive patients who attained the same RWG had to receive refeeding and treatment for at least 17 days.

The impact of HIV infection and disease stage on the rate of weight gain and duration of refeeding and treatment in severely malnourished children in rural south African hospitals

This study showed that topical application of LHD could significantly reduce IL-6 and CRP, curtail time to oral refeeding, and shorten length of hospital stay, despite little impact on the major complications of the disease.

Therapeutic Effect of Chinese Herbal Ointment Liu-He-Dan in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

Hypophosphataemia in malnourished children during refeeding.

Hypophosphataemia in critically ill children

Physiological and morphological responses to the first bout of refeeding in southern catfish Silurus meridionalis.

The effect of different feeding and starvation frequencies on growth utilization and nutrients, for Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)

Growth rates were calculated from day 0 until day 11 for the fasted portion of the refed treatment fish; for the fed portion of the refed treatment fish, growth rates were calculated from the first day of refeeding (day 11) until the day the fish were sacrificed.

Evaluation of nucleic acids and plasma IGF1 levels for estimating short-term responses of postsmolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to food availability

Keywords: Somatolactin; Insulin-like growth factor; Tilapia hepatocytes; Fasting and refeeding

Production and purification of recombinant Somatolactin and its Effects on insulin-like growth factors gene expression in tilapia hepatocytes

Q's treatment plan could require close monitoring of her electrolytes and cardiac status, as well as watching her for signs of "refeeding syndrome"--rapid, potentially fatal fluid shifts and metabolic derangements that malnourished patients could experience when they receive artificial refeeding.

Imposing treatment on patients with eating disorders: what are the legal risks?

Laboratory tests at admission, before refeeding commenced, showed marked reductions in natremia (123 mEq/L; normal range 136-144 mEq/L) and chloremia (89 mEq/L; normal range 101-111 mEq/L) and very high values of serum creatine kinase (3,238 IU/L; normal values: 38-234 IU/L).

Management of severe rhabdomyolysis and exercise-associated hyponatremia in a female with anorexia nervosa and excessive compulsive exercising

Bloggers often explicitly linked the shift in parenting style to the use of FBT techniques centered around the use of firm but supportive strategies to guide refeeding (Table 3, "change in parenting style").

Mothers' use of blogs while engaged in family-based treatment for a child's eating disorder

Refeeding Syndrome: If it comes to the point where prisoners are being force-fed , they haven't been eating for several days.