Unlike most type 2 diabetics where obesity is a major issue, older adults with low body weight have higher risks for morbidity and mortality. The most reliable indicator of poor nutritional status in older adults is:
1. Weight loss in previously overweight persons
2. Involuntary loss of 10% of body weight in less than 6 months
3. Decline in lean body mass over a 12-month period
4. Increase in central versus peripheral body adiposity
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A) Loss of ability to taste B) Hearing loss C) Loss of ability to smell D) Vision loss
An adult client having been treated for three months with phenytoin is admitted to the nursing unit with mental status changes, irritability, and agitation
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Which cells of the inflammatory process are found in acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis?
a. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) b. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) c. Complement C3 d. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) e. Immune complexes