The student nurse is teaching the family of a patient with liver failure. You instruct them to limit which foods in the patient's diet?
A. Meats and beans
B. Butter and gravies
C. Potatoes and pastas
D. Cakes and pastries
Answer: A
Explanation: Meats and beans are high-protein foods. In liver failure, the liver is unable to metabolize protein adequately, causing protein by-products to build up in the body rather than be excreted
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