The calorie is the common unit for food energy. How many calories would an 80.7 kg patient with model hypothermic body with a 29 degrees C temperature need to burn to get their body temp from 29 degrees C to 35 degrees C?

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Problem 3SQ: The preferred energy sources for the body are ________.
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The calorie is the common unit for food energy. How many calories would an 80.7 kg patient with model hypothermic body with a 29 degrees C temperature need to burn to get their body temp from 29 degrees C to 35 degrees C? 

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