One Bed Is Available on the Inpatient Eating Disorders Unit

question 7

Multiple Choice

One bed is available on the inpatient eating disorders unit.Which patient should be admitted to this bed? The patient whose weight decreased from:

• A) 150 to 100 pounds over a 4-month period. Vital signs are temperature, 35.9° C; pulse, 38 beats/min; blood pressure 60/40 mm Hg
• B) 120 to 90 pounds over a 3-month period. Vital signs are temperature, 36° C; pulse, 50 beats/min; blood pressure 70/50 mm Hg
• C) 110 to 70 pounds over a 4-month period. Vital signs are temperature 36.5° C; pulse, 60 beats/min; blood pressure 80/66 mm Hg
• D) 90 to 78 pounds over a 5-month period. Vital signs are temperature, 36.7° C; pulse, 62 beats/min; blood pressure 74/48 mm Hg

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Definitions:

Ureter

(ureter) One of the paired tubular structures that conducts urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Urine Flow

The process by which urine moves from the kidneys to be expelled from the body.

Glomerular Filtrate

Glomerular filtrate refers to the fluid that passes from the blood into the Bowman's capsule in the kidneys during the filtration process of the urinary system.

Glomerulus

A network of capillaries located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney, responsible for filtering blood to form urine.