What Describes an Appropriate Nutrition Intervention for a Patient Following

question 49

Multiple Choice

What describes an appropriate nutrition intervention for a patient following gastric surgery?

• A) instruct the patient to lie down after eating
• B) increase progression to solid food to avoid dumping syndrome
• C) reduce intake from six meals per day to three
• D) supplement with folate and vitamin B₆
• E) advise the patient to consume liquids with meals

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