​An Elderly Male Is Admitted to the Hospital with a Diagnosis

question 56

Multiple Choice

​An elderly male is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of malnutrition three months after his wife died. This situation describes which criteria that identify malnutrition risk?

• A) ​depression or social isolation
• B) ​recent unintentional weight change
• C) ​history of chronic illness
• D) ​age
• E) ​impaired mobility

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Definitions:

Morphogenesis

The biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape and structure.

Neonate

Newborn individual.

Amniotic Fluid

The protective liquid contained within the amniotic sac that surrounds and cushions the fetus during pregnancy.

Carbon Dioxide

This odorless, color-free gas is produced during the combustion of organic compounds and carbon, as well as through respiration, and it's consumed by plants in their photosynthesis process.