Patients on bed rest or otherwise immobile are at risk for
a. Increased metabolic rate.
b. Increased diarrhea (peristalsis).
c. Altered metabolic function.
d. Increased appetite.
ANS: C
Immobility disrupts normal metabolic functioning: decreasing the metabolic rate, altering the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins (nutritional function); causing fluid, electrolyte, and calcium imbalances; and causing gastrointestinal disturbances such as decreased appetite and slowing of peristalsis.
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