A client is taking in a larger quantity of a vitamin than is needed by the body. Which vitamin can the nurse expect to see in laboratory results as having been excreted in the client's urine?
a. A
b. D
c. C
d. E
ANS: C
As a water-soluble vitamin, vitamin C is excreted in the urine and does not accumulate.
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