Calculate Mrs. CL's adjusted body weight ...

« previous next »

Author Question: Calculate Mrs. CL's adjusted body weight ... (Read 16 times)

K@

Hero Member
Posts: 608

on: Aug 2, 2018

Calculate Mrs. CL's adjusted body weight

Question 2

What is Mrs. CL's ideal body weight

k.lashomb

Sr. Member
Posts: 346

Reply #1 on: Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ABW = (actual body weight - IBW) x .25 + IBW
= (185 - 105) x .25 + 105
= (80 x .25) + 105
= 20 + 105 = 125

Answer to Question 2

IBW = 5' = 100 lbs + 1 x 5 = 105 + 10

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question

« previous next »

Did you know?

Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.

Did you know?

Your skin wrinkles if you stay in the bathtub a long time because the outermost layer of skin (which consists of dead keratin) swells when it absorbs water. It is tightly attached to the skin below it, so it compensates for the increased area by wrinkling. This happens to the hands and feet because they have the thickest layer of dead keratin cells.

Did you know?

About one in five American adults and teenagers have had a genital herpes infection—and most of them don't know it. People with genital herpes have at least twice the risk of becoming infected with HIV if exposed to it than those people who do not have genital herpes.

Did you know?

There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.

Did you know?

Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).