If Provision of Energy Is Inadequate, What Do Preterm Infants

question 61

Multiple Choice

If provision of energy is inadequate, what do preterm infants use to meet their glucose needs?

• A) fat and carbohydrate stores in tissue
• B) protein and mineral stores in muscle
• C) carbohydrate stores in muscle
• D) fat stores and protein in tissue and muscle
• E) protein and carbohydrate stores in tissue and muscle

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