CNSC Exam: Part 1: Chapter 2 questions with correct answers

What is the largest component of total energy expenditure (TEE)? CORRECT ANSWER RMR What is the most commonly used method for assessing energy expenditure? CORRECT ANSWER Predictive equations Which parameter is measured when using indirect calorimetry? CORRECT ANSWER Gas exchange You are determining the energy intake target for a 53-year-old, critically ill, male patients who about to start enteral feeding. He is 170 cm, 150 kg with BMI 51.9. IBW is 70 kg. Body temp is 37.3 degrees Celsius and minute ventilation is 12.5 L/min. Based on ASPEN guidelines, what energy value would you use as the basis for the feeding plan? CORRECT ANSWER 1750 kcal/d (25 kcal per kg IBW) What is the definition of metabolism? CORRECT ANSWER Energy transformations What 3 components make up Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)? CORRECT ANSWER Basal metabolic rate (BMR) or RMR, thermogenic effect of digestion, and physical activity Definition of BMR CORRECT ANSWER metabolic rate measured in fasting state immediately upon waking or before physical activity occurs Definition of RMR CORRECT ANSWE