let's go with constipation first... normal bowel function depends on fluid, fiber, food, and function (mobility)..... your patient has messed up fluid status, so some of the fluid could be diverted to...
she has muscular wasting & tissue atrophy, peripheral vascular disease, atrial fibrilation, hypothyroidism, & chronic edema. & thank you! i'm in my first semester & still don't quite...
my patient is 77, has dementia, depression, & unspecified psychosis. she also has hypothyroidism and osteoporosis. in her chart i learned she has mycotic, dystrophic nails that are thick/deformed...