Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 7th Edition by Linda Lane Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, Julie S. Snyder

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While teaching a 76-year-old patient about the adverse effects of his medications, the nurse encourages him to keep a journal of the adverse effects he experiences. This inter- vention is important for the elderly patient because of which alterations in pharmacokinetics?
A)Increased renal excretion of protein-bound drugs
B)More alkaline gastric pH, resulting in more adverse effects
C)Decreased blood flow to the liver, resulting in altered metabolism
D)Less adipose tissue to store fat-soluble drugs