The nutrition support team decides to increase the kcal in Ms. Reynolds's TPN _____ to prevent _____

a. slowly; hypoglycemia b. quickly; hypoglycemia
c. slowly; refeeding syndrome d. quickly; refeeding syndrome


c

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Mrs. Brown is 55 years old and 5 ft. 3 in. tall, with a medium frame. She reports having lost 20 pounds in the last 6 months and now weighs 130 pounds. She eats 2 meals a day and is complaining that food has lost its taste, and when she eats, she feels something sticking in her throat, pain, and discomfort; she has ill-fitting dentures that she does not wear very often. Mrs. Brown is at risk of nutritional deficiency due to:

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