What is the medical term for the administration of food or supplements via the GI tract, either orally or through a feeding tube?
1. Standard nutrition
2. Parenteral nutrition
3. Enteral nutrition
4. Supplemental nutrition
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Rationale 1:Standard nutrition is incorrect because enteral nutrition is the administration of food or supplements via the GI tract.
Rationale 2:Parenteral nutrition is nutrition by intravenous access.
Rationale 3:Enteral nutrition is the administration of food or supplements via the GI tract.
Rationale 4: Supplemental nutrition is nutrition that is added to the diet.
Global Rationale: Enteral nutrition is the administration of food or supplements via the GI tract.
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