The nurse is counseling an elderly client about vitamin supplementation. Due the diminished secretion of hydrochloric acid and poor absorption the nurse recognizes that the client would benefit most from an increase in which vitamin?
1. B-6
2. B-12
3. B-2
4. B-3
2
Rationale: The diminished secretion of hydrochloric acid that occurs with aging affects the digestion and absorption of nutrients that require a more acid medium in the stomach including vitamin b-12, calcium, and iron. Malabsorption of vitamin B-12 because of diminished gastric acid is the reason for over one-half of the cases of deficiency found in hospitalized older adults. Therefore it is recommended that older adults increase their intake of synthetic vitamin B-12.
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