Which of the following groups have the most sensitivity to medications and increased risk of adverse medication reactions?
a. clients with psychiatric diagnoses c. infants and children
b. the elderly population d. clients with a diagnosis of cancer
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A Incorrect. Clients with psychiatric diagnoses do not represent the group to have the most sensitivity to medications and increased risk of adverse medication reactions.
B Incorrect. The elderly population is not the group to have the most sensitivity to medications and increased risk of adverse medication reactions.
C Correct. In general, physiological differences between children and adults make children more sensitive to drugs and increase the risk of adverse medication reactions.
D Incorrect. Clients with a diagnosis of cancer do not represent the group to have the most sensitivity to medications and increased risk of adverse medication reactions.
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