Case Study
TW is a 45 yo M who presents to the hospital with candidiasis, malaise, and diarrhea.He reports that he finally came into the hospital because he has had diarrhea for over 4 weeks and is just "sick and tired." He cannot eat very much because of the "sores in my mouth." He doesn't know how much weight he has lost in total but it has been at least 30# since he was at the outpatient clinic last year.
HT: 6'0 WT: 156#
-How much of his body weight has TW lost?

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Case Study
TW is a 45 yo M who presents to the hospital with candidiasis, malaise, and diarrhea.He reports that he finally came into the hospital because he has had diarrhea for over 4 weeks and is just "sick and tired." He cannot eat very much because of the "sores in my mouth." He doesn't know how much weight he has lost in total but it has been at least 30# since he was at the outpatient clinic last year.
HT: 6'0      WT: 156#
-How much of his body weight has TW lost?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate the percentage of weight loss, we take the difference between his current weight (156#) and his previous weight (which we can estimate as 186# based on the fact that he lost at least 30# since his last visit to the outpatient clinic) and divide by his previous weight, then multiply by 100.

(186-156)/186 * 100 = 16.1% To calculate the percentage of weight loss, we use the formula: (original weight - current weight) / original weight x 100%. TW's original weight is not given, so we cannot calculate the exact percentage, but we can estimate it using his BMI. A healthy BMI for a 6'0 male is between 140-183 pounds. Using the midpoint of this range (161.5 pounds) as TW's original weight, we can calculate his percentage of weight loss as: (161.5 - 156) / 161.5 x 100% = 3.43%. However, since TW's original weight is not given, we have to use his current weight and height to calculate his BMI and estimate his original weight. A BMI of 156 pounds at 6'0 is 21.2, which corresponds to a weight range of 140-183 pounds. If we assume TW's original weight was 186 pounds (the midpoint of this range), then his percentage of weight loss would be: (186 - 156) / 186 x 100% = 16.1%. Therefore, the best answer is B.

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