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LOINC 2.82

Method used to measure RMR

Method used for RMR

Definition

  • Resting metabolic rate (RMR), sometimes called resting energy expenditure (EE), can be measured by direct calorimetry using a metabolic chamber. In the chamber, the difference in the temperature of water entering and leaving the chamber reflects the patient's heat production. Direct calorimetry is conducted in controlled environmental chambers, but the clinical and practical application using this technique is quite limited.[PMCID: PMC3928639]

Component

  • Method used to measure RMR

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • CLIN

Property

  • Type

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • CLIN; Meth; Method of; Method used for RMR; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Typ

Index terms

  • CLIN
  • Meth
  • Method of
  • Method used for RMR
  • Nominal
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • Typ