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Mr.Avery is a 77-year-old retired engineer.He is 5'10" tall and weighs 171 pounds.He suffered a stroke, which left him with left-sided paralysis, and he is having difficulty swallowing so he is unable to meet his nutritional needs via oral intake at this time.
-Avery's swallowing ability and oral intake are improving.He is now consuming about 2/3 of his estimated nutrient needs from oral intake.It would be appropriate at this time to:
A) discontinue the tube feeding.
B) increase the rate of the tube feeding.
C) decrease the rate of the parenteral feeding.
D) discontinue the parenteral feeding.
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