Ben is a 23 y.o. Caucasian male who has been hospitalized fo…
Ben is a 23 y.o. Caucasian male who has been hospitalized for multiple fractures following a fall while hiking about 2 and half weeks ago. He went to surgery soon after admission to repair his pelvic and right femur fractures. Following surgery he developed respiratory distress and was transferred to the surgical intensive care unit and intubated. He has been in the ICU for 2 weeks but now will be transferred to the floor following extubation (he is breathing on his own). He has been receiving enteral nutrition since his transfer to the ICU. Based on the following information, what type of etiology-based malnutrition would you diagnosis Ben with? Ht: 5’8″ Current Weight: 153 lbs. Usual Weight: 162 lbs. (stable prior to admission) Laboratory data: normal except glucose is 101 mg/dL (NL = 70-99) and serum albumin is 2.9 mg/dL (NL: 3.5-5)