6b. Common Hospital Diets
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Edith_Lozano on June 20, 2011
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Fundamentals of Patient Care
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Regular | Allowed to eat all foods |
| Soft | (Post-operative patients) semi-solid foods and liquids |
| Liquid | (patients unable to chew) consists of clear liquids such as water, Jell-o, broth, apple juice, etc. or full liquids like milk, custard, cream soups, puddings, tomato juice, etc. |
| Bland | (Ulcer patients) Not allowed pepper or caffeine, and are restricted from spices in a case by case decision. |
| Low sodium | (kidney and/or cardiovascular disease diagnosed patients)Reduces fluid retention |
| Fat restricted | (liver or gallbladder disease diagnosed patients) restricts fat |
| Diabetic | (Diabetic patients) restricts carbohydrate intake |
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