A patient is admitted to the emergency department after taking high doses of vitamin B and vitamin D. The nurse is more concerned about the vitamin D because
A. vitamin D is fat-soluble.
B. vitamin D is water-soluble.
C. vitamin D in high doses causes bleeding.
D. vitamin D in low doses results in scurvy.
Answer: A. vitamin D is fat-soluble.
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