On the ward, the dietitian would advice you to check daily bloods including Mg, Cal,Po4 when patient with recently introduced NG tube feeding is reviewed? Why?

Refeeding syndrome occurs when previously malnourished patients are fed with high carbohydrate loads, the result is a rapid fall in phosphate, magnesium and potassium, along with an increasing ECF volume, leading to a variety of complications. More about it on