A gerontologic nurse is caring for an older adult patient who has a diagnosis of pneumonia. What age-related change increases older adults' susceptibility to respiratory infections?
A) Atrophy of the thymus
B) Bronchial stenosis
C) Impaired ciliary action
D) Decreased diaphragmatic muscle tone
Ans: C
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As a consequence of impaired ciliary action due to exposure to smoke and environmental toxins, older adults are vulnerable to lung infections. This vulnerability is not the result of thymus atrophy, stenosis of the bronchi, or loss of diaphragmatic muscle tone.
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