The nurse caring for an 80 year-old patient knows that she has a pre-existing history of dulled tactile sensation. The nurse should first consider what possible cause for this patient's diminished tactile sensation?
A) Damage to cranial nerve VIII
B) Adverse medication effects
C) Age-related neurologic changes
D) An undiagnosed cerebrovascular accident in early adulthood
Ans: C
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Tactile sensation is dulled in the elderly person due to a decrease in the number of sensory receptors. While thorough assessment is necessary, it is possible that this change is unrelated to pathophysiological processes.
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