Pain is difficult to assess in older adults because:
A) drugs act more rapidly with age.
B) their language skills decline.
C) they tend to exaggerate symptoms.
D) sharp pain may be felt as a dull ache.

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Pain is often an unreliable symptom in older adults because they lose pain perception and experience pain in a different manner than those of other age groups. Older adults tend to think pain in aging is normal.

Pain Is Difficult to Assess in Older Adults Because