The nurse discusses nutritional health with an 89-year-old client whose total protein level is 5 (abnormally low)
Which of the following physiological changes should the nurse interpret as a potential pathological process rather than a normal age-related change? A) Decreased amounts of pepsinogen released in the stomach
B) Decreased peristalsis of the esophagus and stomach
C) Decreased taste sensations, decreasing food intake
D) Decreased teeth and chewing ability
D
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Tooth loss is not a normal aging change. Esophageal motility and stomach motility decrease with advanced age causing presbyesophagus. The stomach has a higher pH as a result of the declines in hydrochloric acid and pepsin (converted pepsinogen), which can interfere with the absorption of proteins. The tongue atrophies, affecting the taste buds and decreasing taste sensations.
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