ABSTRACT

In recent years, nutritional support is an indispensible therapy with medication. The appropriate diet should be chosen for the patients. Indications and complications should not be overlooked when making these choices. Different nutrition modules should be applied for different patient groups. Chemotherapy associated cachexia and catabolism is common in oncology patients. In these patients lipid and carbohydrate balanced nutrition should be provided. Protein, carbohydrate and fat distribution at meals is important in diabetic patients. Intensive care patients are exposed to many stress factors and these patients are susceptible to infection. Lipid-weighted diet should be preferred in mechanical ventilation patients, especially those with respiratory insufficiency. In addition, glutamine amino acid supplementation, which strengthens immunity in these patients, has been shown to reduce mortality and morbidity. In patients with chronic renal failure, protein restriction should be made to provide nitrogen balance, minerals and vitamin replacements should not be forgotten. In chronic diseases of liver, salt restriction, diet protein, carbohydrate and fat ratio should be balanced. It is known that with all these treatments, there are many complications decreased that can develop secondary to chronic diseases.