1. Patients with renal disease should undergo formal nutrition assessment, including evaluation of inflammation, with development of a nutrition care plan. D
2. Standard amino acid parenteral nutrition formulations should be used in acute kidney injury. C
3. Intradialytic parenteral nutrition should not be used as a nutritional supplement in malnourished chronic kidneydisease-V hemodialysis patients. C
4. Patients with renal failure who require nutrition support therapy should receive enteral nutrition if intestinal function permits. E
5. Energy requirements in patients with renal disease should be evaluated using indirect calorimetry when possible. If indirect calorimetry is not possible, individualized assessment of energy intake goals, as with other nutrition support patients, is recommended. D
6. To promote positive nitrogen balance in patients with acute kidney injury, protein intake should be adjusted according to catabolic rate, renal function, and dialysis losses. D
7. Electrolyte intake in patients should be adjusted by monitoring serum concentrations of K, Mg, P, and Ca. D