What are the nutritional goals for a patient who has just had a kidney transplant?
Kcals to meet needs; protein intake 1.2 to 1.5 g/kg; Na restricted to 2 to 4 g/d; CHO should be about 40 to 50% of total kcals. CHO should be primarily complex with very little, if any, simple sugars since prednisone causes glucose intolerance. Fluids should not be a problem but may be restricted since edema is common with prednisone. Alcohol should be avoided. K usually is not restricted and may have to be increased to replace K lost by K-excreting diuretics.
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