For many geriatric patients, food is less appealing because:
a. they engage in less physical activity.
b. they sleep more and eat less.
c. their sense of smell is reduced and they have fewer taste buds.
d. they have less money for purchasing appealing food.
Question 2
A geriatric patient's cardiovascular response to stress, illness, and injury is different than that of younger patients. Which of the following statements is false?
a. As the heart ages, the ventricles become stiffer.
b .The volume of blood in the body decreases in geriatric patients.
c. The heart slows due to decreased electrical conductivity in geriatric patients.
d. Blood vessels become stiffer from atherosclerosis in geriatric patients.
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