Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis have lower energy needs than those treated with hemodialysis because
a. hemodialysis increases metabolic rate.
b. peritoneal dialysis suppresses metabolic rate.
c. dextrose is absorbed from the peritoneal dialysate.
d. patients treated with peritoneal dialysis are less active.
C
Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis have lower energy needs than those treated with hemo-dialysis because dextrose is absorbed from the peritoneal dialysate. Hemodialysis does not in-crease metabolic rate and peritoneal dialysis does not suppress metabolic rate. Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis are not less active.
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