Your patient's weight is 80 lb and her ideal body weight is 120 lb.You would document that she has

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A weight under 90% of IBW is termed undernutrition.A weight between 80% and 90% of IBW is mild undernutrition,between 70% and 89% is moderate undernutrition,and below 70% is severe undernutrition.Your patient's weight of 80 lb is 67% of her ideal body weight of 120 lb.This is severe undernutrition because it is below 70%.There is no category called morbid nutrition.

Your Patient's Weight Is 80 Lb and Her Ideal Body