A newly pregnant patient visits her provider's office for the first prenatal appointment
To estimate accurate weight gain throughout the pregnancy, the nurse will be evaluating the appropriateness of weight for height using the body mass index (BMI). The patient weighs 51 kg and is 1.57 m tall.
The BMI is:
___________________
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
20.7
BMI = weight divided by height squared. BMI = 51 kg/(1.57m)2, or 20.7. Prepregnant BMI can be classified into the following categories: <18.5, underweight or low; 18.5-24.9, normal; 25-29.9 overweight or high; and >30, obese
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