Immediately following renal transplantation, energy needs
a. are lower than normal.
b. are higher than normal.
c. fluctuate from day to day.
d. depend on nutritional status before sur-gery.
B
Immediately after a renal transplant, energy needs are higher than normal because of the stress from surgery and catabolism. They do not generally fluctuate from day to day and do not depend on nutritional status before surgery.
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