The physician wants to know if a client is tolerating his total parenteral nutrition.

The liver is the primary organ for digestion. Liver function tests measure the blood level of enzymes produced by the liver: prothrombin time/partial prothrombin time, serum glutamic oxaloacetic and pyruvic transaminases, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, albumin, and alkalinephosphatase. Choice 1 measures the body’s ability to clear triglycerides, the primary component of fats. Failure to clear triglycerides from the bloodstream indicates a problem with storage or the ingestion of too much fat. Choice 3 measures the blood glucose at intervals after a glucose-rich solution is ingested; it is used for diagnosing diabetes. Choice 4 is used to evaluate blood components.Pharmacological Therapies