The nurse should teach parents of a child with cystic fibrosis to adjust enzyme dosage according to which indicator?
a. Stool formation
b. Vomiting
c. Weight
d. Urine output
A
When there is constipation, less enzyme is needed; with steatorrhea, more enzyme is needed for digestion of nutrients. Vomiting does not affect enzyme dosaging. The child's weight does not affect enzyme dosaging. Urine output is not relevant to enzyme replacement.
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