The nurse is advising parents about feeding their infant with phenylketonuria. What formula and/or diet should the nurse suggest?
a. Lifelong high-protein diet
b. A formula that is low in the amino acid leucine
c. A soy-based formula
d. Substitute Lofenalac for some protein foods
ANS: D
A synthetic food providing enough protein for growth and tissue repair, but little phenylalanine, is substituted for natural protein foods.
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