Problem
Scenario: An 83-year-old resident of a skilled nursing facility presents to the emergency department with generalized edema of extremities and abdomen. History obtained from staff reveals the patient has history of malabsorption syndrome and difficulty eating due to lack of dentures. The patient has been diagnosed with protein malnutrition.
I. What role does genetics play in the diseases
II. What is the physiologic response o the stimulus presented in the scenario and why this response occurred?
III. How does another characteristic e.g. gender, or genetics play in this diagnosis?