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Clinical Nutritionist CCN Exam Prep

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The nutritional needs of a patient with moderate facial hypertonia may be met with what kind of feeding:
  1. TPN
  2. Enteral feeding via nasogastric tube
  3. Clear liquid diet
  4. National Dysphagia Diet Level 1
Explanation
Answer: D - The nutritional needs of a patient with moderate facial hypertonia (abnormal muscle activity) may be met by the National Dysphagia Diet 1, which consists of moist pureed foods without lumps and difficult to swallow textures. If the patient is unable to obtain adequate nutrition because of difficulty with swallowing, enteral feeding using a nasogastric tube may be used until facial muscles strengthen.
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