A 100-kg patient gets hemodialysis 3 days a week.In planning the care for this patient,the nurse recommends

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Nutritional recommendations include the following: caloric intake of 25 to 35 kcal/kg of ideal body weight per day (2500 to 3500 kcal)and protein intake of no less than 0.8 g/kg body weight.Patients who are extremely catabolic such as those on hemodialysis should receive protein in the amount of 1.5 to 2 g/kg of ideal body weight per day,75% to 80% of which contains all the required essential amino acids; sodium intake of 0.5 to 1.0 g/day; potassium intake of 20 to 50 mEq/day; calcium intake of 800 to 1200 mg/day; fluid intake equal to the volume of the patient's urine output plus an additional 600 to 1000 mL/day.

A 100-Kg Patient Gets Hemodialysis 3 Days a Week