A client has a BMI of 42. How should this client's body weight be classified?

a. Obese
b. Overweight
c. Underweight
d. Morbidly obese


d. Morbidly obese


A client with a BMI > 40 is classified as morbidly obese. A client with a BMI > 30 is classified as obese. A client with a BMI > 25 is considered to be overweight. Normal weight is classified as having a BMI 25. The classification of underweight can vary with the most extreme being a BMI < 15.

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