Case Study TS Is an 80 Yo F Admitted to the Hospital

question 45

Multiple Choice

Case Study
TS is an 80 yo F admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of COPD.She was diagnosed with the disease 20 years ago and now complains of shortness of breath, dyspnea, and an upset stomach.
HT: 5'1"       WT: 104#      UBW: 115#
-What % weight loss has TS experienced?

• A)9.6%
• B)5.7%
• C)10.6%
• D)8.9%

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Definitions:

Posterior Probabilities

The revised probabilities of potential outcomes after taking into account new evidence or information.

Prior Probabilities

Probabilities that are known or assumed before new evidence is introduced, often used in Bayesian inference to update the probability based on new data.

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The probabilities that reflect the likelihood of different parameter values given a sample of data, used in statistical models and inference.

Expected Value

The sum of all possible values each multiplied by its probability of occurrence, used to determine the average outcome of a random variable.