A client with stomach cancer will receive nutrition via a tube that bypasses the stomach and goes directly into the jejunum. The nurse recognizes that the diet will need to be changed in which of the following ways? Question 28 options: a)  Dietary protein will need to come from plant sources due to limited absorption b)  The feed will contain di- and tri-peptides rather than whole proteins c)  Proteins will require emulsification d)  Conditionally essential amino acids will need to be added to the feed

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A client with stomach cancer will receive nutrition via a tube that bypasses the stomach and goes directly into the jejunum. The nurse recognizes that the diet will need to be changed in which of the following ways?

Question 28 options:

a) 

Dietary protein will need to come from plant sources due to limited absorption


b) 

The feed will contain di- and tri-peptides rather than whole proteins


c) 

Proteins will require emulsification


d) 

Conditionally essential amino acids will need to be added to the feed

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