The nurse is talking with the nutrition class about how the normal response to severe acute stress impacts metabolism. One of the students asks what the intensity of stress response is based on. What is the best response?
A) The intensity of the stress response depends on the cause and the severity of the initial injury.
B) The intensity of the stress response depends on the age and gender of the client.
C) The intensity of the stress response depends on the gender and previous physical health of the client.
D) The intensity of the stress response depends on the age and previous nutritional health of the client.
A
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The stress response is the body's attempt to promote healing and resolve inflammation when homeostasis is disrupted. The intensity of the stress response depends to some extent on the cause and/or severity of the initial injury.
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