LOINC display name : Metabolic rate resting [Energy/Time];
LOINC long common name : Metabolic rate --resting;
LOINC short name : Metabolic rate Resting Patient;
LOINC description : Resting metabolic rate (RMR) is frequently estimated in clinical medicine to determine
minimal energy requirements for patients receiving nutritional therapy. RMR estimates
are also used to counsel patients regarding caloric intake in weight loss programs.
RMR measurement by indirect calorimetry requires quantification of oxygen consumption
and sometimes carbon dioxide production while a patient is resting.;