A nurse is caring for a 73-year-old man who is receiving drug therapy. He is beginning to exhibit signs of decline in his renal system, yet his current serum creatinine level is normal
The nurse will base the patient's plan of care on the understanding that there is
A) an increase in drug excretion.
B) a decrease in the effectiveness of the prescribed drugs.
C) an increase in the production of creatinine.
D) a decrease in the amount of creatinine to be filtered.
D
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