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A treatment approach that can be used to replace dialysis for clients who have chronic renal failure is:
 
  a. nephrectomy.
  b. kidney transplantation.
  c. nutritional management.
  d. nephrostomy.

Q. 2

One of the basic objectives of medical nutrition therapy for clients receiving dialysis is to:
 
  a. maintain protein and kilocalorie (kcalorie or kcal) balance.
  b. increase serum sodium and potassium levels.
  c. increase phosphate and calcium levels.
  d. decrease intake of simple carbohydrates.

Q. 3

A problem that can occur with continual ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is:
 
  a. weight gain.
  b. weight loss.
  c. difficulty following the restricted diet.
  d. difficulty following the fluid restriction.

Q. 4

Sudden shutdown of renal function following traumatic or metabolic injury is called:
 
  a. chronic kidney disease.
  b. glomerulonephritis.
  c. acute renal failure.
  d. oliguria.

Q. 5

In a 45-year-old man with CKD who weighs 90 kg and is treated using hemodialysis, protein intake should be:
 
  a. 54 g.
  b. 72 g.
  c. 90 g.
  d. 108 g.

Q. 6

The method of dialysis that gives clients the greatest amount of freedom of mobility is:
 
  a. hemodialysis.
  b. chemodialysis.
  c. peritoneal dialysis.
  d. renal dialysis.

Q. 7

Patients with chronic renal insufficiency develop anemia because their kidneys synthesize inadequate amounts of:
 
  a. hemoglobin.
  b. erythropoietin.
  c. vitamin B12.
  d. bioavailable iron.

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