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Review Question - QID 216687

Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Indications Complications Complications related to central venous access OR metabolic abnormalities: Refeeding syndrome  Catheter-related sepsis    Blood clots/pulmonary embolism Hypo-/hyperglycemia (monitor plasma glucose levels) Fatty liver/liver failur QID: 216687 (M2.OMB.1)
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QID 216687 (Type "216687" in App Search)
A 74-year-old woman presents to the emergency department in septic shock. Her hospital course is complicated by episodes of refractory hypotension, and she undergoes emergency resection of a portion of necrotic bowel. In the post-operative period, she is unable to tolerate enteral feeding and is started on total parenteral nutrition. Her caloric requirements are carefully calculated, and a bag of nutrition is prepared appropriately by the pharmacy. Which of the following is the most common complication associated with using total parenteral nutrition?
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