List two factors that could create barriers to good nutrition in geriatric populations

What will be an ideal response?


Answers may include loss of teeth, difficulty swallowing, decreased saliva, decreased digestive juices, decreased absorption of nutrients, and decreased bowel function.

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Specimens that must be kept at normal body temperature until the test is performed should be stored at:

A. 75°C. B. 98°C. C. 25°C. D. 37°C.

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Localized cancers are treated with ________, in which temporary radioactive implants are placed close to or directly into cancerous tissue. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Relating to dictation, the technology that does not recognize individual voices and does not improve over time is which kind of technology?

What will be an ideal response?

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