Protein Malnutrition and Edema in an Older Adult: Pathophysiology Case Study (Genetics, Symptoms, Physiologic Response and Cells)
An 83-year-old nursing home resident with malabsorption and no dentures presents with generalized edema and ascites from protein malnutrition. Pathophysiology explained: the role of genetics, why edema occurs, the physiologic response, the cells involved, and how age, gender and genetics change the response.