If a Patient Starts to Experience Diarrhea 12 Hours After

question 15

Multiple Choice

If a patient starts to experience diarrhea 12 hours after starting enteral feedings,the first course of action the medical staff would try is

• A) switching to a lactose-free formula.
• B) decreasing the rate of the formula feeding.
• C) switching to an elemental formula.
• D) stopping the feeding until the diarrhea resolves.

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