NUTRI 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Pulmonary Edema, Monounsaturated Fat, Cachexia
6 Oct 2020
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Accumulation of fluid in lower extremities, liver and abdomen, resulting in. Swelling in the legs, ankles, and feet. Cardiac cachexia malnutrition in end-stage heart failure. Main dietary recommendation is sodium restriction of <1,500 mg/day or less* * may see 500 or 1000 mg sodium restriction. 1 tsp salt equivalent to 2300 mg sodium. Small frequent meals may be better tolerated. Liquid supplements, tube feeding, tpn for cardiac cachexia. Far less saturated than monounsaturated fat (which is found in olive and canola. Diet and lifestyle changes can have a major impact on the reduction of. Remove hormones, drugs, and other foreign material from the body. Regulate water, electrolytes, and acid-base balance in the body. Regulate blood pressure through the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Nephrons are the working units of the kidneys. Getting rid of liquid waste which they are excreted in approximately 1. 5 liters of urine per day. Each kidney contains approx 1. 2 million nephrons!
