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Effect of a Catabolic State With Involuntary Weight Loss on Acute and Chronic Respiratory Disease CME
Authors: Robert H. Demling, MD, Leslie De Santi, RN
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Release Date: May 30, 2003; Valid for credit through June 30, 2004

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Contents of This CME Activity
  1. Effect of a Catabolic State With Involuntary Weight Loss on Acute and Chronic Respiratory Disease
    Introduction
    Effect of PEM and IWL on Chronic Respiratory Diseases
    Catabolism, Involuntary Weight Loss, and Protein Energy Malnutrition
    Hypercatabolic States
    Correction of IWL and PEM With Acute Respiratory Disease
    Anticatabolic and Anabolic Strategies
    Components of Respiratory Function and Dysfunction
    Respiratory Failure in a Catabolic State
    Summary
    References


 
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