A nurse is working with a pediatric client who is overweight. Which diseases are associated with pediatric obesity? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Cardiovascular disease
2. Asthma
3. Infant mortality
4. Diabetes
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Rationale 1: Conditions such as cardiovascular disease have higher morbidity rates in certain cultural groups due to the high rate of obesity among the children of these groups.
Rationale 2: Asthma is not targeted as one of the disease having roots in pediatric obesity.
Rationale 3: Infant mortality is not significantly correlated to obesity.
Rationale 4: Conditions such as diabetes have higher morbidity rates in certain cultural groups due to the high rate of obesity among the children of these groups.
Global Rationale:
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A) MMI B) MUST C) RDA D) BMI
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A) Nominal scale B) Ordinal scale C) Interval scale D) Ratio scale