Because the elderly patient has decreased albumin concentration, the nurse should be alert for what impact on drug therapy?
a. difficulty swallowing tablets
b. greater accumulation of fat-soluble drugs
c. higher concentrations of protein-bound drugs
d. difficulty absorbing an intramuscular dose at a single injection site
C
The physiological changes of aging can complicate drug therapy in the older adult. The normal effects of aging alter how the body metabolizes and excretes drugs. Older adults are more sensitive to both the toxic and therapeutic effects of medications.
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