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This session will cover care of critically ill inpatients. Oxford handbook of critical care nursing 2e oxford handbooks in nursing. A rabbit s diet should consist of rabbit pellets, hay and certain types of fresh darkgreen leafy vegetables. Aacn essentials of critical care nursing, fourth edition. However, because they are stressed easily, rabbits. The dosage when critical care is being used as a primary food source is 3 tablespoons per kilogram of body weight.
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