Connie is too drowsy to tell you about her weight at present. You ask Connie’s daughter for more information and she tells you she thinks her mum is about 5’4” tall (1.63m) and that she lost some weight. You have checked Connie’s weight on the ward and she is 7 stone 7lb (47.6kg).
STEP 1 – BMI
Use the link below to calculate Connie’s BMI
https://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/must/bmi-weight-loss-charts/must-table-up-to-100kg.pdf
Using Connie’s BMI, determine her score for step 1 of MUST tool
BMI >20 (>30 Obese) = Score 0
BMI 18.5-20 = Score 1
BMI <18.5 = Score 2
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