List the above assessments in order of the most important to the least important to know. Give the time frame as to when they might be completed
There are different ways to look at this question. Feel free to use a different interpretation.
1 . Protein and calorie malnutrition would occur first as a result of the person not eating enough.
2 . Depending on the amount of total kcals and protein consumed, dehydration would likely occur next, possibly within days or slowly over a long period of time, depending on intake.
3 . Percent body fat and weight would start going down within the first week, depending on intake.
4 . Microcytic anemia would be evident within three months but depressed hgb and hct would be evident sooner, again depending on intake.
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