Physical Examination and Health AssessmentThis volume is geared toward BSN nursing students and practising nurses, and provides the information necessary to carry out holistic health assessment across the lifespan. |
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... percent of children , 12 per- cent of adolescents , and 33 percent of adults are estimated to be overweight . Among African - American and Mexican - American women , the rate is approximately 50 percent . Overweight during childhood and ...
... percent of children , 12 per- cent of adolescents , and 33 percent of adults are estimated to be overweight . Among African - American and Mexican - American women , the rate is approximately 50 percent . Overweight during childhood and ...
Page 145
... percent of ideal weight is sug- gestive of mild malnutrition ; 70 to 80 percent , of moderate mal- nutrition ; and less than 70 per- cent , of severe malnutrition . Obesity is defined as > 120 percent ideal body weight . A current ...
... percent of ideal weight is sug- gestive of mild malnutrition ; 70 to 80 percent , of moderate mal- nutrition ; and less than 70 per- cent , of severe malnutrition . Obesity is defined as > 120 percent ideal body weight . A current ...
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... percent ) and in Inuits and Asians ( up to 77 percent ; Jarvis and Gorlin , 1972 ) . Leukoedema , a grayish white benign lesion occurring on the buccal mucosa , is present in 68 to 90 percent of blacks but in only 43 percent of whites ...
... percent ) and in Inuits and Asians ( up to 77 percent ; Jarvis and Gorlin , 1972 ) . Leukoedema , a grayish white benign lesion occurring on the buccal mucosa , is present in 68 to 90 percent of blacks but in only 43 percent of whites ...
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