Fat is an essential part of a senior's diet. Whether your elder needs to gain weight or even suffers from dry skin, nails, and hair, fat is definitely their friend. Gram for gram, fat has the most calories compared to the other macronutrientsâprotein and carbohydrates.
The average weight of an adult human kidney is approximately one-quarter pound. Each kidney is approximately 4 inches long, 2.5 inches wide, and 1.5 inches thick. The kidney receives about 20 percent of the blood coming from the heart each time it beats.
Normal urine output is 1-2 ml/kg/hr. To determine the urine output of your patient, you need to know their weight, the amount of urine produced, and the amount of time it took them to produce that urine. Urine output should be measured at least every four hours if possible.