An example of a patient considered to be at high nutrition risk is a(n)

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A child with weight below the fifth percentile for height has high nutrition risk.A man between 65 and 75 years of age has moderate nutrition risk;vomiting for 12 hours does not necessarily increase nutrition risk.An overweight man who has had a heart attack may benefit from long-term interventions to decrease weight and saturated fat intake,but he is not at immediate nutrition risk.Broken bones may represent moderate nutrition risk,but a serum albumin level greater than 3.5 is not of immediate concern.

An Example of a Patient Considered to Be at High