The nurse is reviewing a variety of therapeutic diets with a group of nursing students. The nurse asks the student nurses to identify the related health condition for which a fat-controlled diet would be prescribed by the primary care provider
Which would be the best response by the student nurse for the health condition that a fat-controlled diet would be prescribed? A) Diabetes mellitus
B) Before and after intestinal surgery
C) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
D) Hyperlipidemia
D
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A fat-controlled diet is used for hyperlipidemia. A carbohydrate-controlled diet is used for diabetes mellitus. A low-residue diet is used before and after intestinal surgery. A bland diet is used for gastrointestinal reflux disease.
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