A 75-year-old male with type 1 diabetes presents with chest pain and a general feeling of weakness. He tells you that he took his insulin today and ate a regular meal approximately 2 hours ago. You should treat this patient as though he is experiencing:
a heart attac
Cooling down and stretching
Coping is the effort to control, reduce, or tolerate threats that lead to stress.
Answer options:
a.body weight relative to height; the amount of one’s abdominal fat
b.body weight relative to height; one’s height
c.abdominal fat relative to height; one’s age
d.abdominal fat relative to height; one’s hip measurement
Answer
a.
Explanation:
BMI takes into account your weight and your height. However, this can be a bit problematic because it doesn't take into account muscle mass. So someone who is, for example, short and muscular but with little to no body fat, could show an "obese" BMI, even though they are in great shape.
BSI aims to overcome this by also taking into account abdominal fat by measuring waist circumference. Body shape seems to be better at predicting how likely someone is to suffer weight-related illnesses, so BSI takes into account these factors for a more accurate measure.
