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. 2One 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. 3A 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. 4Sudden shutdown of renal function following traumatic or metabolic injury is called:
a. chronic kidney disease.
b. glomerulonephritis.
c. acute renal failure.
d. oliguria.
Q. 5In 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. 6The 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. 7Patients 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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