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Question 2 Not yet answered Points out of 0.5 p Flag question A nurse is caring for a 69-year-old male client who recently experienced a bout of gastroenteritis with dehydration. He is seen today in the clinic for an "unexplained" weight loss of 10 pounds over the last 6 weeks. The nurse knows that: Select one: O a. The client's weight loss is likely the result of unhealthy eating habits. o b. Chronic diseases such as hypertension cause weight loss. O c. The client's weight loss is likely the result of short-term illness - pneumonia, o d. The client's weight loss is likely the result of a mental health dysfunction.

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* Unhealthy eating habits like eating contaminated food,water,hardly to

digest foods results in inflammations in the gastrointestinal tract and

associated dehydration.

* Dehydration leads to weight loss.

a) So this clients weight loss likely the results of unhealthy eating habits.