An Important Consideration in the Diet of a Patient with Esophageal

question 37

Multiple Choice

An important consideration in the diet of a patient with esophageal varices is to provide a:

• A) soft diet.
• B) clear liquid diet.
• C) low-protein diet.
• D) high-fat diet .
• E) high kcalorie, high-protein diet.

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