Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis have higher dietary protein needs than those treated with hemodialysis because
a. more protein is lost into the peritoneal di-alysate.
b. protein is needed for maintenance of the peritoneum.
c. patients treated with peritoneal dialysis tend to be more active.
d. peritoneal dialysis is a more efficient me-thod of removal of nitrogenous waste.
A
Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis have higher dietary protein needs that those treated with hemodialysis because more protein is lost into the dialysate. Maintenance of the peritoneum does not significantly increase protein needs and patients are not necessarily more active. Peritoneal dialysis is not more efficient than hemodialysis for removing nitrogenous waste.
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