The nurse is reinforcing teaching with a patient who had a large portion of the stomach removed.Which patient statement indicates understanding of why the patient will need to receive vitamin B₁₂ for life?

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Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency can occur after some or all of the stomach is removed because intrinsic factor secretion is reduced or gone.Normally,vitamin B₁₂ combines with intrinsic factor to prevent its digestion in the stomach and promote its absorption in the intestines.Lifelong administration of vitamin B₁₂ is required to prevent the development of pernicious anemia.A.C.D.Removal of part of the stomach will not lead to the development of sickle cell anemia,iron-deficiency anemia,or acquired hemolytic anemia.

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