The nurse is reviewing a variety of therapeutic diets with a group of nursing students. The nurse asks the student nurses to identify the related health condition for which a high-protein diet would be prescribed by the primary care provider
Which would be the best response by the student nurse for the health condition that a high-protein diet would be prescribed? A) Diabetes mellitus
B) Seizure disorder in a child
C) Hepatitis
D) Hyperlipidemia
C
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A high-protein diet is used for hepatitis. A carbohydrate-controlled diet is used for diabetes mellitus. A ketogenic diet is prescribed for children with seizure disorders, when anticonvulsant drugs and a balanced diet have failed to control seizures. A fat-controlled diet is used for hyperlipidemia.
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