This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pediatrics
The deficit in weight for height in a 3-year-old child indicates 
Select and explain. 
A. Concomitant acute and chronic, B. Chronic malnutrition, C. Acute malnutrition, D. Under weight
C: Acute malnutrition
Answer: C: Acute malnutrition 
Explanation: Low weight for height is wasting which suggests acute malnutrition, the result of more recent food deficit or illness.