Mr. Avery is a 77-year-old retired engineer. He is 5'10" tall and weighs 171 pounds. He suffered a stroke, which left him with left-sided paralysis, and he is having difficulty swallowing so he is unable to meet his nutritional needs via oral intake at this time
Mr. Avery's swallowing ability and oral intake are improving. He is now consuming about 2/3 of his estimated nutrient needs from oral intake. It would be appropriate at this time to:
a. discontinue the tube feeding.
b. increase the rate of the tube feeding.
c. decrease the rate of the parenteral feeding.
d. discontinue the parenteral feeding.
a
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