How would you classify her

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Question: A patient is admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure that was diagnosed 3 years prior. She is admitted with mild edema (pitting 2+), generalized weakness, and inability to care for herself at home. Her admitting weight is 153# and her weight one month ago was 144#. The RDN documents her oral intake as being approximately 60% of recommended intake for the past month. Using the Nutrition Focused Physical (NFPE), how would you classify her? Please be specific whether she is nourished or malnourished and if malnourished, what category. If malnourished, what criteria qualified her.

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