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Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition by Carroll Lutz, Erin Mazur , Nancy Litch

Edition 6ISBN: 978-0803637184
book Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition by Carroll Lutz, Erin Mazur , Nancy Litch cover

Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition by Carroll Lutz, Erin Mazur , Nancy Litch

Edition 6ISBN: 978-0803637184
Exercise 13
Mr. W has been receiving a tube feeding of Ensure® via nasogastric tube for 3 weeks via a bolus infusion. He has just started to have loose stools (300 mL each-6 today). You should first suspect the following to be responsible for the diarrhea:
A) A new medication added to his treatment plan
B) Bacterial contamination
C) Intolerance to the bolus delivery method
D) Lactose intolerance
Explanation
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Therefore, the correct answer is a.
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