Greg Thomas is a 12 year old who is being weaned off of TPN. In addition to TPN, Greg is on a soft diet. Greg is 5'2" and weighs 110 lbs. His energy needs are estimated to be approximately 2100 kcal/day. His calorie count reveals he is consuming 1700 kcal/day. Which intervention is appropriate at this time?
a. Discontinue TPN.
b. Oral feeding should be doubled.
c. Enteral feeding should be considered.
d. TPN should be increased to provide an additional 1100 kcal.
a
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