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An elderly client is admitted to a healthcare facility with shortness of breath. An x-ray study indicates left lower lobe pneumonia. The client asks the nurse why the elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia.

What would be the best explanation by the nurse to the client about the reason that the elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia? A) Change in ration of the pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide
B) Chest wall becomes stiffer and the lungs cannot expand
C) Tar build-up in the lungs
D) Decreased secretion of mucus in the respiratory lining

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