Nitrogen balance
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Nitrogen balance is the measure of nitrogen output subtracted from nitrogen input.[1]
Blood urea nitrogen can be used in estimating nitrogen balance.
A positive value is often found during periods of growth or pregnancy.
A negative value can be associated with burns and other serious injuries.[2]
It can be used in the evaluation of malnutrition.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Definition: nitrogen balance from Online Medical Dictionary.
- ^ VII. Monitoring Nutrition Therapy.
- ^ Barbosa-Silva MC (May 2008). "Subjective and objective nutritional assessment methods: what do they really assess?". Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 11 (3): 248–54. doi:. PMID 18403920.
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