What risk does placing a burn client's nutritional support on hold frequently for test-fasting and surgery preps impose?
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Correct answer: It worsens negative nitrogen balance and delays healing
Interruptions in nutrient provision in hypermetabolic burn patients enhance muscle breakdown, increase negative nitrogen balance and delay healing.
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