What Does Indirect Calorimetry Measure

question 8

Multiple Choice

What does indirect calorimetry measure?

• A)Heat lost from the body
• B)The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
• C)Heat gained by the body
• D)The number of kcalories consumed from 24 hours of food intake

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Procedures

Medical tests and evaluations performed to identify the presence of a disease or determine its severity in a patient.

Specificity

The ability of a test to correctly identify those without the disease (true negative rate).

Negative Predictive Value

is the proportion of negative test results that are truly negative, indicating how well a test identifies individuals who do not have a disease.

High Sensitivity

The capability of an assessment to accurately detect individuals who have the disease (true positive rate).