Which Assessment Finding for a Patient Diagnosed with an Eating

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which assessment finding for a patient diagnosed with an eating disorder meets criteria for hospitalization?

• A) Urine output 40 mL/hr
• B) Pulse rate 58 beats/min
• C) Serum potassium 3.4 mEq/L
• D) Blood pressure 78/58 mm Hg

---

Definitions:

Control Group

A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested groups do.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, crucial for estimating population parameters.

Matched Pairs Experiment

An experimental design where subjects are paired based on certain characteristics, and then one in each pair is randomly assigned to the treatment group, while the other receives the control.

T-Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may be related in certain features.