A client would be a candidate for total parenteral nutrition (TPN) if he or she had:
A) a poor appetite after major surgery.
B) severe depression and unwillingness to eat.
C) radiation enteritis causing minimal food intake for over 2 weeks.
D) lost more than 10% of usual body weight in the past 9 months.
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