While assessing a patient's nutritional status the nurse notes the patient has an irregular gum line with dry cracked lips and tongue. These findings would indicate which of the following to the nurse?
1. iron deficiency
2. fluid overload
3. vitamin C deficiency
4. vitamin D deficiency
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Rationale: When assessing the oral cavity, a deficiency in iron should be suspected when the lips and tongue are dry and when the gums are spongy, bleeding, or are pale. The patient would not have dry lips or tongue in the presence of fluid overload. Vitamin C or D deficiencies are associated with musculoskeletal deficits.
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