Which of the following adolescents would be a candidate for bariatric surgery?
a. A 15-year-old boy with a BMI in the 85th %tile and no medical complications
b. A 17-year-old girl with a BMI in the 80th %tile and medical complications
c. A 17-year-old girl with a BMI >40 with medical complications
d. A 16-year-old girl with type 1 diabetes and a BMI in the 90th %tile
e. b and c
c
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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