An 80-year-old male patient has end-stage Alzheimer's and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting discharged from hospital. His height is 5' 9" and he weighs 162 pounds with no recent changes in weight.
-Which method of providing enteral nutrition would be most appropriate for this patient?
A) orogastric tube
B) nasointestinal feeding tube
C) jejunostomy
D) surgical gastrostomy
E) nasogastric tube
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