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A Client Comes in for a Consultation with a Bariatric

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A client comes in for a consultation with a bariatric surgeon to inquire about surgical options to lose weight. The client's body mass index (BMI) is checked to see if the client would be a candidate for bariatric surgery. A nurse records the client's height as 5 feet, 4 inches and weight as 258 pounds. What is the client's BMI? Record your answer to one decimal point. ____________________.


Definitions:

Auto-

A prefix meaning self or same, used in various medical and scientific terms to indicate self-origin, such as autoimmune, relating to the immune system attacking the body's own tissues.

Dia-

A prefix in medical terms indicating through, between, apart, or across.

Mal-

A prefix in English meaning "bad" or "wrongly."

Micro-

A prefix denoting a factor of one millionth or pertaining to smallness.

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