Mrs. Winslow is receiving TPN. Today's lab work shows that her triglyceride level is 500 mg/dL. The nurse recognizes that:
a. the TPN should be stopped immediately.
b. the dextrose concentration of the TPN solution should be decreased.
c. the rate of the TPN should be decreased.
d. the infusion of lipids should be reduced or stopped.
d
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