You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162# with no recent changes in weight.Which method of providing enteral nutrition would be most appropriate for this patient?
a. orogastric tube
b. nasointestinal feeding tube
c. Jejunostomy
d. surgical gastrostomy
e. nasogastric tube
e
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