Patients with Short-Bowel Syndrome Usually Need Parenteral Nutrition Support Only

question 18

Multiple Choice

Patients with short-bowel syndrome usually need parenteral nutrition support only until:

• A) they heal from surgery.
• B) their nutritional status is adequate.
• C) they receive a bowel transplant.
• D) their remaining small intestine adapts.

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