Which of the Following Clients Would Not Be a Candidate

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following clients would not be a candidate for a home cyclic TPN program?

• A)An 86 year old with congestive heart failure
• B)A 36 year old with Crohn's disease
• C)A 52 year old with intestinal cancer
• D)An 18 year old with radiation enteritis

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Definitions:

Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis

Acetoacetic ester synthesis is a method for creating carbon-carbon bonds, enabling the synthesis of ketones from acetoacetic ester through alkylation followed by decarboxylation.

Malonic Ester Synthesis

A carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction that uses malonic esters to synthesize carboxylic acids with various substituents.

Dieckmann Cyclization

A chemical reaction where a diester reacts with itself in the presence of a strong base to form a β-keto ester, effectively forming a ring structure as part of the process.

Cyclohexene

A volatile and flammable hydrocarbon with a cyclic structure, containing a single double bond, used as an intermediate in the synthesis of other compounds.