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Recalculation of RMR with each breath
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remained markedly higher after the phone rang, I stopped the test. The patient
then told me that after her phone rang, she was preoccupied with who might have called.
I
had the patient check her cell phone to make sure the call wasn't an emergency. Then, with
her
mind at ease, she was again able to deeply relax herself. During the second test,
her overall
metabolic rate was consistent with the first half of the graph above, which was severely abnormally low.
Without the either this MedGem graph, I wouldn't have known that the cell phone
had
markedly raised the patient's metabolic rate above her true resting rate. This example illustrates that in some cases, getting an accurate measure of
a patient's resting metabolic rate depends on careful monitoring during the test.
I am painstaking in preparing patients for their metabolic tests and in conducting
the tests. And I am meticulous in using the test results and all the patient's other
metabolism-related information to formulate a regimen of "metabolic rehab,"
the treatment approach I began developing years ago. By using
all the information I have on the patient, I'm able to individualize his or
her program of metabolic rehab. This approach is time consuming and mentally demanding,
but these are necessary if I am to provide patients with the best possible care.
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