The nurse cautions the older adult against taking excess vitamin supplements because some vitamins can be retained in fatty tissue and cause liver damage, including ___________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. vitamin A.
b. vitamin B6.
c. vitamin C.
d. vitamin D.
e. vitamin E.
ANS: A, D, E
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