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How many grams of protein was GV receiving from TPN?

Mr. T has CKD 5D.  At his last blood draw, his serum phosphorus was high and his serum albumin was low.  What recommendation is most appropriate for Mr. T? 

A patient is receiving Glucerna 1.2 at a rate of 75 ml/hr.  How much protein and free water will the patient receive in a 24 hour period?  (Glucerna 1.2 profile: 1.2 kcals/ml, 60 g pro/L, 805 ml water/L)

 In a patient with dehydration which of the following might you expect to see?

According to the Joint Commission standard, every hospital patient must be screened within:

Patients with AIDS who have developed fat redistribution syndrome may present with all of the following except:

Tube feeding would be a viable solution for all of the following patients, except:

If a nutrition screening tool has a high specificity, this will most likely mean that:

You have a patient with a history of heart failure (on Digoxin) who has been hospitalized with diverticulitis (inflamed “pouches” in the colon).  The patient is put on a low fiber diet while the diverticulitis is being treated.  If her dosage of Digoxin remains the same, which of the following may occur when she starts the low fiber diet?

If you wanted to quickly assess whether 5,000 study participants regularly consume foods high in calcium, which of the following dietary assessment methods would you choose?