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