A patient is receiving supplemental enteral
feedings with Osmolite, 1 can three times a day between meals. For which main side effect should you monitor?
a. Constipation
b. Nausea
c. Vomiting
d. Diarrhea
ANS: D
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What will be an ideal response?
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An infertile patient has received two 5-day courses of clomiphene (Clomid) to help her conceive. An ultrasound 1 week after the last dose reveals that follicular maturation has occurred without ovulation
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