Nutrition In Renal Dz Flashcards
Can special diets prevent renal disease?
No
Can you alleviate ureamic signs related to kidney disease?
Yes
Can you slow progression of renal disease?
Yes
Nutritional aspects of managing renal disease?
- protein
- calories
- phosphorus
- potassium
- nsodium
- fibre (bacteria ferment and also take up ammonia and urea)
- fatty acids
When should diet be changed with renal disease?
After they have been fixed in hospital and gone home - long term benefits don’t need to be implemented straight away
When may appetite stimulants be useful?
- not during hospitalisation
- once at home
What are the benefits of omega 3 fatty acids?
- potential appetite stimulant
- lots of benefits
How can adequate intake be ensured when animal is inappetant
- feeding tube
- discuss quality of life if d/t chronic kidney failure
Rational for protein restriction
- minimise nitrogenous waste
- control azotaemia (anorexia, V+, gastritis etc)
> problem - if implemented too early renal repair is problematic
- exacerbation of malnutrition and cackexia (catabolic state)
What level of azotaemia warrants protein restriction?
- not clearly defined
- common recommendation BUN >27g/l
- if chance diet early more likely to eat the diet
Typical protein levels in maintainance diet. What is protein restriction
Dogs
Other than CKD when may protein restriction be useful?
> glomerulopathy
- protein losing nephropathy
- proteinuria perpetuates glomerular injury
- dont over restrict
Other than protein restriction what can help in protein losing nephropathies?
ACE inhibitors and fish oil
- help restore charge to membrane in kidney
Does protein restriction help renal patients?
- can alleviate some uraemia signs
- high protein diets do not cause renal damage!!!
When is phosphorus restriction commended?
- as soon as hyperohosphataemia early in dz
- may also need phosphorus binders with food
- content usually parallels protein levels