Author Question: If an HIV-infected client with a functioning GI tract has severe malabsorption, what is preferred ... (Read 23 times)

berenicecastro · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

If an HIV-infected client with a functioning GI tract has severe malabsorption, what is preferred initially to be used to reverse weight loss and wasting?
a. total parenteral nutrition
b. continuous enteral tube feedings
c. increasing protein to 1.5 grams per kilogram
d. administering oral hydrolyzed formulas with medium-chain triglycerides

Question 2

To avoid cryptosporidiosis in the HIV-infected client, the client should be taught:
a. to use bottled water because its contents are sterile.
b. that bottled water does not have an expiration date.
c. that freezing destroys any contamination in water (as in ice cubes).
d. to boil tap water for one minute before using it if its quality for safety is unknown.