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Nutritional Support
  • Overview of Nutritional Support
    • Determining Nutritional Requirements
    • Monitoring Nutritional Support
  • Tube Feeding
    • Procedure
      • Inserting a feeding tube through the nose
      • Inserting a feeding tube directly into the stomach or small intestine
      • After inserting a feeding tube
    • Formulas
    • Complications
  • Intravenous Feeding
    • Procedure
    • Monitoring
    • Solutions
    • Complications
  • Nutritional Support for People Who Are Dying or Have Severe Dementia
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