Which Patients Are Most Likely to Need Continuous Intravenous Therapy

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which patients are most likely to need continuous intravenous therapy? (Select all that apply.?

• A)A 3-year-old who has had frequent diarrhea and vomiting for 3 days
• B)A patient with pitting edema and lung crackles
• C)An 85-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease who refuses to eat or drink
• D)A 16-year-old girl with anorexia who has been repeatedly purging
• E)A 45-year-old woman with a broken humerus

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