The increased metabolic rate is due to the increased muscle protein synthesis and higher lean body mass, associated with testosterone use
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While we recognize the concerns expressed by the requestor for this subset of patients with respect to the younger population and the lower volume of cases, we note that the logic for case assignment to MS-DRGs 432, 433, and 434 includes clinically related diagnoses that differ in severity and resource intensity with alcoholic hepatitis being at the lowest end of the severity spectrum
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But inadequate protein intake during rapid weight loss leads to muscle loss, metabolic rate reduction, and worse long-term outcomes