Question

1. There is 500 mg of potassium in 1 cup (240 ml) of orange. Your renal patient must watch his potassium intake not to exceed 2 mg per kg of body weight per day from orange juice alone. How much juice (in ml) can this patient weighs 135 lb?

Answer 1

135/2.2=61.36 kg
61.36x2=122.72 mg
122.72/500 x 240=58.9 ml o.j. per day
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