The amount of medication absorbed in the small intestine of the neonate and the young infant may be unpredictable because:
a. the pH is unpredictable
b. peristalsis is irregular
c. growth of the small intestine is irregular
d. the diet is irregular
B
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A Incorrect. The pH is predictable in the neonate and the young infant, not unpredictable.
B Correct. Peristalsis is irregular in the neonate and the young infant. Therefore, the amount of drug absorbed in the small intestine may be unpredictable.
C Incorrect. Irregularity of the growth of the small intestine is not the primary predictor of absorption of medication in the neonate and the young infant.
D Incorrect. Irregularity of diet is not the primary predictor of absorption of medication in the neonate and the young infant.
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