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Informed Consent Involves Three Elements: Information, Understanding, and Volunteering

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Informed consent involves three elements: information, understanding, and volunteering. Describe how the intent of informed consent can be compromised by limitations in any one of these three elements.


Definitions:

Appetite

The natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food or drink.

Metabolic Rate

The rate at which the body uses energy to maintain basic physiological functions while at rest.

Basal Metabolic Rate

The speed at which the body consumes energy during rest in order to support essential activities like respiration and maintaining body temperature.

Body Mass Index

A numerical calculation using height and weight to determine whether a person is underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.

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