The nurse is assessing an older adult admitted with pancreatic insufficiency. While assessing for the presence of malabsorption, the nurse recalls that malabsorption may be extraintestinal in the older adult and may include the symptoms of:
A) Shortness of breath and hypervolemia
B) Fatigue and confusion
C) Pruritus and muscle rigidity
D) Darkening of skin pigmentation and tremors
Ans: B
Feedback: The older patient may have more subtle symptoms of malabsorption that may be extraintestinal, including fatigue and confusion.
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