The nurse is assisting with care for a patient's who had a myocardial infarction. Which of these specialized diets would be ordered initially?
a. Soft diet
b. Full liquid
c. Clear liquid diet
d. Edentulous diet
ANS: C
A clear liquid diet is ordered initially to reduce the heart's workload when digesting a meal. The diet is progressed as able to full liquid and then soft diet. Edentulous diets would be on a prn basis.
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