Patient X, a male cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, is 5'10" and currently weighs 207 lbs. At an out-patient visit with his physician two months ago, he weighed 222 lbs. In preparing your nutrition diagnosis for Patient X, what should be your primary assessment of his current weight status?
a. Patient X has experienced significant weight loss.
b. Patient X is overweight.
c. Patient X has experienced severe weight loss.
d. Patient X is obese.
b
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a. moderation b. vegetarianism c. nutrient density d. dilution of harmful substances e. abundance
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A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
In a dietary deficiency of folate, there are decreasing numbers of mature red blood cells to carry the oxygen from the lungs to the tissues. This condition is known as
A. achlorhydria. B. hemorrhagic disease. C. megaloblastic anemia. D. ariboflavinosis.
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