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dollx

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on: Jul 16, 2018
When is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) best obtained?
 
  a. After 10 hr of fasting
  b. While walking on a treadmill
  c. On rising in the morning
  d. 1 hr after lunch

Question 2

In which of the following patients would indirect calorimetry be indicated? 1. Patients who are difficult to wean from mechanical ventilation 2. Patients with morbid obesity 3. Patients with a high level of stress
 
  a. 1 only
  b. 1 and 2 only
  c. 1 and 3 only
  d. 3 only


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Obtained after 10 hr of fasting, the BMR measures the number of calories (kcal) expended at rest per square meter of body surface per hour (kcal/m2/hr).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Specific clinical conditions supporting the need for indirect calorimetry as a tool in nutrition as-sessment are listed in Box 23-4.


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