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 t

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.

• The      role genetics plays in the disease.
• Why      the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described.
• The      physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you      think this response occurred.
• The      cells that are involved in this process.
• How      another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) would change your      response.