You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162# with no recent changes in weight.Which situation would require that the patient change from enteral nutrition to parenteral nutrition?

a. The patient loses 5 pounds
b. The patient develops a paralytic ileus
c. The patient can no longer afford enteral nutrition
d. The patient develops sleeping problems
e. The protein content of the enteral nutrition needs to be changed


b

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