A nurse is caring for a patient who has recently lost weight. The nurse is concerned that the patient may be suffering from severe protein-calorie malnutrition because the patient's weight loss is:
A) Planned and about 1 pound a week.
B) Unplanned and 5% of his total weight.
C) Unplanned and 15% of his total weight.
D) Unplanned and 25% of his total weight.
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