You are performing an admission assessment on an older adult patient newly admitted for end-stage liver disease. What principle should guide your assessment of the patients skin turgor?
A) Overhydration is common among healthy older adults.
B) Dehydration causes the skin to appear spongy.
C) Inelastic skin turgor is a normal part of aging.
D) Skin turgor cannot be assessed in patients over 70 .
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