A patient is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds. What is this patient's body mass index?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
36.3
The nurse should use the equation weight (lb) / [height (in.)]2 ? 703. The body mass index is 36.3.
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