BM is a 35-year-old firefighter who has sustained major burns and smoke inhalation. He is taken to the burn unit and a consult with the registered dietitian has been ordered. HT: 6'1" WT: 180 pounds (81.6 kg) What would be the best way to feed him while he's in the hospital and cannot eat on his own?
a. keep him NPO (nothing by mouth) indefinitely
b. parenteral nutrition
c. gastric feeding tube
d. enteral feeding to the large bowel
e. enteral feeding to the small bowel
e
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