A patient who has had a gastrectomy should be fed using:
a. nasogastric tube feeding.
b. tube feeding via gastrostomy.
c. tube feeding via jejunostomy.
d. parenteral nutrition.
Answer: c. tube feeding via jejunostomy.
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