Patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) benefit most from _____ feedings
a. oral
b. enteral
c. central parenteral
d. peripheral parenteral
B
Patients with MODS benefit from enteral feedings to maintain integrity and health of the ga-strointestinal tract. These feedings may be oral or enteral tube feedings, depending on the pa-tient's ability to eat. Parenteral nutrition does not have the same effect in maintaining the gut.
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