A nurse is reviewing a patient's medical record before administering a medication. Which factors can alter the patient's physiologic response to the drug? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ability to swallow pills
B) Age
C) Genetic factors
D) Gender
E) Height

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Age,genetic factors,and gender influence an individual patient's ability to absorb,metabolize,and excrete drugs; therefore,these factors must be assessed before a medication is administered. A patient's ability to swallow pills,although it may determine the way a drug is administered,does not affect the physiologic response. Height does not affect response; weight and the distribution of adipose tissue can affect the distribution of drugs.

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