The nurse is assessing a 30-year-old unemployed immigrant from an underdeveloped country who has been in the United States for 1 month. Which of these problems r/t his nutritional status might the nurse expect to find?

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General undernutrition, hypertension, diarrhea, lactose intolerance, osteomalacia (soft bones), scurvy, and dental caries are among the more common nutrition-related problems of new immigrants from developing countries. Obesity, hypotension, and coronary artery disease are not nutritionally related problems commonly found in those newly immigrated to the United States from developing countries. Instead, general undernutrition, hypertension, diarrhea, lactose intolerance, osteomalacia, scurvy, and dental caries are among the more common nutrition-related problems of new immigrants from developing countries.

The Nurse Is Assessing a 30-Year-Old Unemployed Immigrant from an Underdeveloped