Which of the Following Does Not Contribute to Dehydration of a Tube

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not contribute to dehydration of a tube fed patient?

• A)Malfunctioning feeding pumps
• B)Diarrhea
• C)Clogged feeding tubes
• D)Providing supplemental water flushes

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Definitions:

Levorotatory

Relating to a substance that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left.

Optical Activity

The ability of a molecule to rotate plane-polarized light, a property used to distinguish between enantiomers in stereochemistry.

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed upon one another, similar to left and right hands.

Polarimeter Tube

A component of a polarimeter used to measure the rotation of polarized light as it passes through an optically active substance.