title: How to weigh a patient who is over 350 pounds.
abstract: Every so often a physician needs to weigh someone who exceeds the weight limit of the standard office scale. This short tip describes an easy and quick method of obtaining the weight of someone who is over 350 pounds.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D002138:Calibration; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009819:Office Visits