Examines the rationale for using a weight other than total body weight for weight-based medication calculations in adult obese patients. Review of terminologies related to weight-based dosage regimens; Rationale for common dosing equations; Effects of obesity on organ function and protein binding; ...
If you are prescribed a medication that will cause you to gain weight, ask your physician if he knows of an alternative medication that is not likely to cause weight gain.How to Lose One Pound of Body Fat a WeekIn order to lose one pound of body fat weekly, you would need a deficit...
During emergency care it might not be possible to obtain a measured weight before administering weight-based medication [2]. Under these circumstances it is necessary to estimate weight to allow for drug dose calculations, fluid volume calculations, mechanical ventilation settings, and other weight-...
While there’s nothing wrong with using weight as ONE factor in evaluating someone’s health (although I’d argue not necessary most of the time), weight was a necessary indicator for medication and accurate tube feed calculations during my training. One weight-related concept I was taught in...
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) on weight, body composition, blood lipid indicators, and metabolic status in college students living with ob
A conservative sample size estimate is 6840 total patients (120 patients per clinic from 57 clinics) that assume a minimum of 30 eligible patients per clinic per year based on the smallest clinic. We present the power calculations assuming an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between 0.02 ...
Porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) significantly impacts the swine industry worldwide, leading to economic losses due to poor growth performance, reduced feed efficiency, higher medication costs, and adversely affecting pig welfare by causing cli
Participants were excluded from the study if they had a history of cardiopulmonary impairment, neurological or musculoskeletal deficits, a history of obstructive lung disease, medication that would influence cardiovascular function, nicotine use, or pregnancy. Group categorization was based on body fat ...
calculations. The main hypotheses addressed 12-month weight change by diet, diet and genotype, and diet and baseline INS-30. All hypotheses were addressed using generalized, linear mixed-effects models.27,28We applied modified intent-to-treat principles. This means that all participants who were ...
One way in which this has been investigated is using the Temperament and character inventory (TCI) based on Cloninger’s Psychobiological model of Personality; a dimensional measure of seven personality traits related to temperament and character [17]. Research suggests that certain TCI personality ...