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Nutrition and Renal Disease. Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
What is the recommendation for water intake for a patient with nephrolithiasis? - answer✔3000 mL/day
What are the dietary recommendations for a patient with calcium oxalate stones? - answer✔altering
dietary intake of foods rich in oxalate have been found to be helpful
What are the dietary recommendations for a patient with a uric acid stones? - answer✔avoid foods high
in purines
Examples of foods containing oxalic acid - answer✔Coffee (instant, dry), brewed tea
Blackberries, plums
Whole wheat bread
Beets, carrots, green beans, rhubarb
Cocoa
Examples of foods containing purines - answer✔High purine content - Liver, sardines, consommé,
herring, kidneys and sweet breads (heart, liver, brain)
Moderate purine content - fowl, lentils, beans, peas, asparagus, mushrooms, spinach, cauliflower
True or False: Adequate fluid intake is recommended for patients with UTIs as well as vitamin C to
acidify urine. - answer✔TRUE
True or False: Cranberry juice is recommended for patients with UTIs because it is a biological substance
that inhibits E. coli growth. - answer✔TRUE
When dealing with the diet of a patient with chronic renal disease, what is the primary goal of protein
intake? - answer✔control of nitrogen intake
What is the recommendation for 50% of dietary protein? - answer✔that it be of substances with high
biological value => contains all the essential AA - eggs, meat and dairy products
10/23/2024 11:19 PM
Nutrition and Renal Disease. Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
What is the recommendation for water intake for a patient with nephrolithiasis? - answer✔3000 mL/day
What are the dietary recommendations for a patient with calcium oxalate stones? - answer✔altering
dietary intake of foods rich in oxalate have been found to be helpful
What are the dietary recommendations for a patient with a uric acid stones? - answer✔avoid foods high
in purines
Examples of foods containing oxalic acid - answer✔Coffee (instant, dry), brewed tea
Blackberries, plums
Whole wheat bread
Beets, carrots, green beans, rhubarb
Cocoa
Examples of foods containing purines - answer✔High purine content - Liver, sardines, consommé,
herring, kidneys and sweet breads (heart, liver, brain)
Moderate purine content - fowl, lentils, beans, peas, asparagus, mushrooms, spinach, cauliflower
True or False: Adequate fluid intake is recommended for patients with UTIs as well as vitamin C to
acidify urine. - answer✔TRUE
True or False: Cranberry juice is recommended for patients with UTIs because it is a biological substance
that inhibits E. coli growth. - answer✔TRUE
When dealing with the diet of a patient with chronic renal disease, what is the primary goal of protein
intake? - answer✔control of nitrogen intake
What is the recommendation for 50% of dietary protein? - answer✔that it be of substances with high
biological value => contains all the essential AA - eggs, meat and dairy products
