BODY CELL MASS AND LIMITS OF HYDRATION OF FAT-FREE BODY - THEIR RELATION TO ESTIMATED SKELETAL WEIGHT
BODY CELL MASS AND LIMITS OF HYDRATION OF FAT-FREE BODY - THEIR RELATION TO ESTIMATED SKELETAL WEIGHT
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1963.tb17072.x
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发表时间:
1963-01-01
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BOYDEN, CM
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MOORE, FD;BOYDEN, CM
According to the scheme developed in these laboratories the body cell mass (BCM) is a valuable "core" reference standard for energy exchange, work performance, and mitotic potential. The measurement of the BCM is based on the total exchangeable potassium using either the raw data Ke, correcting it for the extracellular potassium, or, if desired, multiplying the Ke (in mEq.) by a coefficient to yield an estimate of body cell mass in kg. This coefficient probably lies between 7.5 and 9.5. In this work, as a first approximation, 8.33 was used. The limits of hydration of the fatfree body must be definable within two boundaries[long dash]change of weight of the fat-free body by loss or gain of body cells alone on the one hand, and change of weight of the fat-free body by loss or gain of extracellular water alone on the other. Between these two boundaries it is possible to locate the hydration when the relation of the observed extracellular water to the estimated extracellular water in that individual prior to illness is known. A nomogram based on these considerations is shown. This yields an estimate for the hydration for the fat-free body which checks closely with values obtained in patients in whom rapid weight changes are due to rapid accumulation or loss of water alone. Validation ultimately will require cadaver analysis. Similarly, it is possible to construct a nomogram for the estimated skeletal weight using the weight of dry bone matrix plus mineral as the definition. This nomogram is based on the fact that the relative skeletal weight appears to vary inversely with the Ke/FFS ratio. The rationality of this relationship is based on the fact that the skeleton and other extracellular tissue solids are heavy and dense, containing fat-free solids that are essentially free of potassium. As the body cell mass and body fat waste around a skeleton of fixed size the Ke /FFS falls and the relative weight of the skeleton rises. The use of this nomogram derives a first estimate for relative skeletal weight which has been useful within this conceptual framework. This also will find ultimate validation only from cadaver analysis in man.