During her first nutrition assessment, Patient X, an adult female, has the following anthropometric measures: height 64, weight 1501 , waist circumference 36. She has weighed this much for much of her adult life. She also smokes and has demonstrated impaired glucose tolerance. What would be an appropriate initial treatment goal for Patient X?
a. Maintain present body weight.
b. Reduce body weight by 10 in the next 6 months.
c. Reduce body weight by 10 in the next 3 months.
d. Prevent further weight gain.
Question 2
What is likely to occur when cells are exposed to a hypertonic solution?
a. dehydration
b. swelling
c. edema
d. destruction
e. equilibrium