Patient X is a 35-year-old female that survived a motor vehicle accident. She is 5' tall and weighs 1101 . She is on mechanical ventilation in the ICU. This hospital does not have the ability to perform indirect calorimetry. Which method should the dietitian use to estimate this patient's energy needs?
a. 25 kcal/kg UBW
b. The Mifflin-St. Jeor equation
c. The Harris-Benedict equation
d. The Ireton-Jones equation
a
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