Patients with Short-Bowel Syndrome Usually Need Parenteral Nutrition Support Only

question 18

Multiple Choice

Patients with short-bowel syndrome usually need parenteral nutrition support only until:

• A) they heal from surgery.
• B) their nutritional status is adequate.
• C) they receive a bowel transplant.
• D) their remaining small intestine adapts.

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Definitions:

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Alfred Adler

An Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist, founder of the school of individual psychology, known for his theories on the importance of feelings of inferiority—the inferiority complex—and for his emphasis on social interest as a key to mental health.

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