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burchfield96

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During a well-child visit, the nurse plots the child's BMI on the health record. What is the purpose of the BMI?
 
  a. To determine medication dosages
  b. To predict adult height and weight
  c. To identify coping strategies used by the child
  d. To provide a consistent measure of obesity

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a class on obesity prevention to parents in the community. What is a contributing factor to childhood obesity?
 
  a. Birth weight
  b. Parental overweight
  c. Age at the onset of puberty
  d. Asian ethnic background


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laurnthompson

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
A consistent measure of the degree of obesity is important to determine whether modification of the body fat component is indicated. Body surface area (BSA), not BMI, is used for medication dosage calculation. The BMI is not a predictor of adult height. A child with a high BMI may use food as a coping mechanism, but the BMI is not correlated with coping strategy use.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
There is a high correlation between parental adiposity and childhood adiposity. Obese children do not have higher birth weights than nonobese children. Early menarche is associated with obesity, but the age of puberty is not a contributing factor. African Americans and Hispanics have disproportionately high percentages of overweight individuals, but Asians do not


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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Excellent

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