In clinical practice, which of the following is validated for use in interpreting height and weight of adults?
a. Metropolitan Life Insurance height-weight tables
b. Dietary Guidelines healthy body weight
c. Quetelet's Index
d. Hamwi Equation
c
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patient? a. 0.8 g protein/kg b. 1.5 g protein/kg c. 1.2 g protein/kg d. 1.0 g protein/kg
Which of the following persons is at highest risk for developing CKD?
a. a female with ARF b. a male with high protein intake who has had ARF in the past c. a male diabetic with diagnosed proteinuria d. a female African American who has lupus
The broadest group of vegetarians is ________
A. vegan B. lacto-ovo-vegetarian C. lacto-vegetarian D. ovo-vegetarian
Pasteurization of milk or eggs involves the use of
A. chemicals B. antibiotics C. heat D. high pressure