A patient is receiving lactulose ( Chronulac ) three times a day. The nurse knows that the patient is not constipated and is receiving this drug for which reason?
A) High ammonia levels due to liver failure
B) Prevention of constipation
C) Chronic renal failure
D) Chronic diarrhea
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