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Title: What probably represents the most significant problem while performing calorimetry on a patient ...
Post by: michaelmorris17 on Feb 25, 2018
What probably represents the most significant problem while performing calorimetry on a patient being mechanically ventilated?
 
  a. Compensating for mechanical dead space
  b. Leaks in the circuit
  c. Volume compression during inspiration
  d. High PEEP levels



Q. 2  Which of the following is associated with primary protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)?
 
  a. Poor diet due to living in a developing country
  b. Anorexia
  c. Malabsorption
  d. Severe infection



Q. 3  Which of the following has an RQ of 1.0?
 
  a. Fat
  b. Carbohydrates
  c. Protein
  d. Soy



Q. 4  What does the RQ represent?
 
  a. Matching of respiration to perfusion
  b. Ratio of the moles of CO2 produced to O2 consumed
  c. Ratio of O2 consumed to kilograms of ideal body weight
  d. Ratio of calories consumed to CO2 pro-duced



Q. 5  Which of the following diseases is/are associated with protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)? 1. Asthma 2. Emphysema 3. Cancer
 
  a. 1 only
  b. 1 and 2 only
  c. 2 and 3 only
  d. 3 only


Title: What probably represents the most significant problem while performing calorimetry on a patient ...
Post by: amyarango11 on Feb 25, 2018
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