An older adult male client who has been smoking a pipe and cigar for more than 30 years develops chronic hoarseness. The nurse understands that the client is a risk for which alteration in cognitive function?
A) Memory
B) Thinking
C) Communication
D) Muscular dysfunction
Ans: C
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Communication may be altered by the functional impairment of speech apparatus of the larynx, the ability to move air, the use of the tongue and oral pharynx, and/or the innervation to each of these structures.
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