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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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