KL is a 34 yo male admitted to the hospital after suffering a TBI secondary to motor vehicle accident. He was in excellent health prior to accident. HT: 6'2" WT: 190# KL is at a trauma center. What is the best means of determining his caloric needs?
a. Mifflin-St Jeor equation
b. Harris-Benedict equation
c. indirect calorimetry
d. WHO standards
c
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