BCM Full Form in Medical term is Body Cell Mass. The term “body cell mass” (BCM) refers to the total number of cells in the body, not just the ones that actively use oxygen, produce carbon dioxide, and use up calories.
The measurement of BCM has been proposed as a method for gauging a person’s nutritional health. Given that BCM is proportional to metabolic rate, it may serve as a useful benchmark for determining what kinds of nutrients an individual need.
Ismael and coworkers recently published an article in Critical Care in which they assessed BCM in hemodialysis patients suffering from acute kidney injury using bioelectrical impedance systematic and analytical and anthropometric data.
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This study’s findings provide support for the idea that BCM is not overly affected by changes in body fluids, a known confounding factor in nutritional assessment/monitoring and energy need estimations in the ICU.
Since BCM appears to be less affected by extraneous variables, it can be considered a more “stable” nutritional variable. This paper’s findings highlight the importance of identifying biologically sound metrics for evaluating nutritional status and calculating energy needs in critically ill patients, and suggest that BCM may be able to provide these needs.