Your patient has been in a car accident, has multi-system organ failure, and is on a ventilator in the ICU. You suspect he is highly hypermetabolic. The most appropriate method of estimating energy requirements in this patient is:
a. indirect calorimetry.
b. use of doubly labeled water.
c. direct calorimetry.
d. using the USDA's MyPyramid website.
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. potassium. b. chloride. c. iodine. d. selenium.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false