Prior to his kidney transplant, John Miller was on dialysis and his sodium intake was restricted to 2500 mg daily. His blood pressure levels have averaged 140/90 mmHg. When Mr. Miller inquires if he should continue to restrict his sodium after his transplant, you reply, ____
A) "Since your renal function has been restored, you will never need to restrict your sodium intake."
B) "Since your blood pressure is still elevated, you need to restrict your sodium level to 2.0 to 2.4 g/day."
C) "Since you are going to be on diuretics, there is no need to restrict sodium."
D) "Once you are off the immunosuppressants, you will no longer need to restrict sodium intake."
B
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