Respiratory Exchange Ratio

Preferred Label : Respiratory Exchange Ratio;

NCIt related terms : RER;

NCIt definition : The ratio of the amount of carbon dioxide produced to the amount of oxygen consumed in one breath. This ratio is used to estimate the respiratory quotient, which indicates what type of fuel source the body is metabolising to provide energy.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: The ratio between the amount of carbon dioxide produced and oxygen consumed in one breath.;

Details

Origin ID

C123568;

UMLS CUI

C4049826;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Respiratory quotient (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- endoplasmic reticulum, rough [MeSH Descriptor]
- rough endoplasmic reticulum [GO term]
Semantic type(s)
- Laboratory Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
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- CDISC SDTM Respiratory Test Code Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Respiratory Test Name Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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