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Zinc Deficiency in a Parenteral Nutrition-Dependent Patient During a Parenteral Trace Element Product Shortage

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JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION
Volume 38, Issue 5, Pages 637-639

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1177/0148607114520995

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minerals/trace elements; nutrition; parenteral nutrition; parenteral formulas/compounding

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Parenteral nutrition product shortages are common and place vulnerable patients at risk for nutrient deficiencies. This case report describes a parenteral nutrition-dependent patient who was found to have zinc deficiency during a parenteral nutrition product shortage. The management of the patient's zinc deficiency is described.

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