Caso clínico : abordaje nutricional en paciente con derrame pleural.

Abstract

Nutritional alterations, understood as weight loss or malnutrition, are complications that frequently occur in patients with respiratory disease, in this case with pleural effusion, they especially affect functional capacity and quality of life. The elements that promote malnutrition are varied; Among them we can mention the increase in energy consumption at rest, the decrease in food consumption, the effect of medicines, among others. The preservation of the ideal nutritional status in patients with respiratory diseases is unquestionable and decisive, since poor nutrition and weakness in the body influence the operability and functionality of the lung as a respiratory pump. Malnutrition directly affects the respiratory muscles, which is why weight loss is a common complication in these patients. The present clinical case deals with a 55-year-old male patient with a diagnosis: Right pleural effusion with area of right basal consolidation, who enters the pulmonology service presenting dyspnea, chest pain and cough with expectoration. Therefore, a high protein diet combined with supplementation.