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j.rubin

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Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis have higher dietary protein needs than those treated with hemodialysis because
 
  a. more protein is lost into the peritoneal di-alysate.
  b. protein is needed for maintenance of the peritoneum.
  c. patients treated with peritoneal dialysis tend to be more active.
  d. peritoneal dialysis is a more efficient me-thod of removal of nitrogenous waste.

Question 2

The type of peritoneal dialysis in which the patient receives four of five exchanges of dialysate every day, each dwelling in the peritoneal cavity for about 4 hours, is known as _____ peritoneal dialysis.
 
  a. intermittent
  b. nocturnal
  c. continuous cycling
  d. continuous ambulatory



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Answer to Question 1

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Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis have higher dietary protein needs that those treated with hemodialysis because more protein is lost into the dialysate. Maintenance of the peritoneum does not significantly increase protein needs and patients are not necessarily more active. Peritoneal dialysis is not more efficient than hemodialysis for removing nitrogenous waste.

Answer to Question 2

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The type of peritoneal dialysis in which the patient receives four or five exchanges of dialysate every day, each dwelling in the peritoneal cavity for about 4 hours, is called continuous ambula-tory peritoneal dialysis.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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