Nursing Exam Review Multiple Choice Mr. Rahman is an alcoholic patient with cirrhosis. He is malnourished and is experiencing protein catabolism. What action is most important to minimize the loss of lean body mass?

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Taking in adequate calories and increasing protein intake is the most important action to minimize the loss of lean body mass in a malnourished patient with protein catabolism. Decreasing sodium intake, increasing fat intake, and decreasing carbohydrate intake are not directly related to minimizing the loss of lean body mass. While strength training can help improve muscle mass, it is not the most important action in this scenario.