Which statement made to a nurse about direct measurement of energy used by the human body indicates that more teaching is necessary?
A) "The indirect calorimetry is the way my health-care provider measures energy."
B) "My doctor could measure my energy by placing me in the heat-insulated chamber."
C) "Direct calorimetry will measure my expired oxygen and carbon dioxide levels."
D) "Direct calorimetry measures energy by the heat that emanates from my body."
C) "Direct calorimetry will measure my expired oxygen and carbon dioxide levels."
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