The nurse recognizes that a client who is inactive is at a risk for decreased muscle mass as a result of increased muscle atrophy and:
1. Decrease metabolic rate
2. Catabolic tissue breakdown
3. Inactivity-induced depression
4. Anorexia caused by decreased peristalsis
ANSWER
ANS: 2
Weight loss, decreased muscle mass, and weakness result from tissue catabolism (tissue break-down).
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