The Nurse Anticipates That the Patient Who Has Had a Subtotal

The nurse anticipates that the patient who has had a subtotal gastrectomy will need supplemental:

A) protein due to the loss of some of the digestive processes.
B) vitamin B12 due to the loss of the intrinsic factor.
C) bulk to prevent constipation.
D) vitamin A due to the loss of the gastric lining.