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Which of the following factors can alter the rate of absorption?

Which of the following factors can alter the rate of absorption?-example-1
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I believe the answer is B
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Answer:

The correct answer is: D) food in the stomach, pH, and amount of exercise.

Step-by-step explanation:

Many factors can alter the rate of drug absorption, which is the movement of the drug administered to systemic circulation.

The factors that alter the rate of absorption are: the route of administration (IV medication is more rapidly absorbed than oral medication); blood flow; pain and stress, since it effects heart rate and vasoconstriction; the motility of the gastrointestinal tract (if the patients has diarrhea, the med will be evacuated before it can be absorbed); exercise (affects blood flow) ; food or other drugs ; and pH.

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