Author Question: Your male patient has a creatinine excretion level of 8 mg/kg body weight/day. What does this ... (Read 71 times)

bobbysung · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Your male patient has a creatinine excretion level of 8 mg/kg body weight/day. What does this indicate?

a. It is normal.
b. There is mild muscle wasting.
c. There is moderate muscle wasting.
d. There is severe muscle wasting.

Question 2

What is the recommended measurement for nitrogen balance?

a. Blood urea nitrogen
b. Serum urea nitrogen
c. Urinary nitrogen
d. Urinary urea nitrogen

jomama · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Predicted values are based on gender and height, with reference values of approximately 18 mg/kg body weight/day for women to approximately 23 mg/kg body weight/day for men. Values of 60 to 80 of predicted indicate a mild deficit of muscle mass; 40 to 60 indicate a mod-erate deficit, and less than 40 of predicted suggest a severe depletion of muscle mass.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Urinary nitrogen is the recommended value to use in determining nitrogen balance.