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Patient X was transferred from an acute care hospital to a rehabilitation hospital. A copy of several sections of her acute care medical record was sent with her. The RD at the rehab hospital would like to find out what nutrition care the patient underwent at the previous hospital. What would be the best way for this RD to find this information?
 a. Call the RD that works at the acute care hospital.
  b. Locate the previous RD's progress notes.
  c. Interview the patient.
  d. Review the discharge summary.

Question 2

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 situation would require that the patient change from enteral nutrition to parenteral nutrition?
 a. The patient loses 5 pounds
 b. The patient develops a paralytic ileus
 c. The patient can no longer afford enteral nutrition
 d. The patient develops sleeping problems
 e. The protein content of the enteral nutrition needs to be changed



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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