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A Terminally Ill Patient with a Swallowing Disorder Experiences Coughing

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A terminally ill patient with a swallowing disorder experiences coughing after drinking fluids. Which of the following can be done to help this patient?


A) Keep the bed flat after the patient ingests fluids
B) Suggest a chest x-ray be done
C) Thicken the fluids
D) Restrict fluids or suggest a nothing-by-mouth status

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