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ericka1

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A client with a BMI of 30 has set a goal to lose 10 of her current body weight within 6 months. The nurse realizes that the safest level of weight loss for this client would be:
 
  1. 1 to 2 pounds each week.
  2. 3 pounds each week.
  3. 4 to 5 pounds each week.
  4. 6 pounds each week.

Question 2

A client has a central nervous system disorder. The nurse realizes that the client may be experiencing alterations in hormones regulated by which of the following organs?
 
  1. Hypothalamus
  2. Pineal gland
  3. Pituitary gland
  4. Thyroid


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
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To reduce body weight by 10 for a person with a BMI of 30 would be to lose 1 to 2 lbs each week. The other amounts of weekly weight loss might lead to nutritional disorders.

Answer to Question 2

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The hypothalamus is considered the major regulating organ of the body because it is the connection between the nervous system and the endocrine system. The other organs take direction from the hypothalamus through the central nervous system.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thank you


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No problemo


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