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Title: The nurse is advising parents about feeding their infant with phenylketonuria. What formula and/or ...
Post by: ljy5723 on Feb 6, 2018
The nurse is advising parents about feeding their infant with phenylketonuria. What formula and/or diet should the nurse suggest?
 
  a. Lifelong high-protein diet
  b. A formula that is low in the amino acid leucine
  c. A soy-based formula
  d. Substitute Lofenalac for some protein foods


Title: The nurse is advising parents about feeding their infant with phenylketonuria. What formula and/or ...
Post by: cjj8za on Feb 6, 2018
ANS: D
A synthetic food providing enough protein for growth and tissue repair, but little phenylalanine, is substituted for natural protein foods.