The nurse recognizes that it is not uncommon for an elderly patient to experience a reduction in the stomach's ability to produce hydrochloric acid. This change may result in which effect?
a. Delayed gastric emptying
b. Increased gastric acidity
c. Decreased intestinal absorption of medi-cations
d. Altered absorption of weakly acidic drugs
ANS: D
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