90.6k views
3 votes
Determining nitrogen balance in the clinical setting can be very valuable. To determine a client’s state of nitrogen balance, a 24-hour urinary urea nitrogen collection is done. What do you also need to do?

User Or Cohen
by
6.7k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

We also need the nitrogen intake

Step-by-step explanation:

The nitrogen balance is the difference between the nitrogen intake and nitrogen excreted. If this calculation is positive, the body grow; if it is negative, the body is decreased.

User Yesthatguy
by
5.8k points