Nutrition, Pharmacology, and Metabolic Rate

The chapter explores the complexities of nutrition and pharmacology, covering topics like respiratory quotient for different food types, metabolic differences between carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, essential nutrients in a diet, and the challenges of designing exam questions on pharmacology and BMR. It also delves into the pharmacology of morphine, its binding in the brain, metabolism, renal failure implications, alternative drugs, respiratory effects of opioids, signs of opiate toxicity, and metabolic rate measurement through metabolic carts and weir equations.