Following a liver transplant, immunosuppressive drugs are given to reduce the immune responses that cause rejection. The nurse recognizes that these drugs can affect nutrition status because of their effects on:

a. kidney function.
b. pancreatic function.
c. the GI tract.
d. the absorption of nutrients.


c

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