Author Question: The nurse is explaining the role of hydrochloric acid in the digestive process to the family member ... (Read 29 times)

V@ndy87 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is explaining the role of hydrochloric acid in the digestive process to the family member of a client who has just had gastric bypass surgery.

The nurse explains that the parietal cells in the stomach secrete 1 to _____ liters of hydrochloric acid each day.
What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to administer a drug to a client. The nurse anticipates that the medication will be destroyed completely in the stomach because the pH of the stomach is 1 to ____.

What will be an ideal response?

steff9894 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale: Parietal cells secrete 1 to 3 liters of hydrochloric acid each day. This strong acid helps to break down food, activates pepsinogen, and kills microbes that may have been ingested.
Global Rationale: Parietal cells secrete 1 to 3 liters of hydrochloric acid each day. This strong acid helps to break down food, activates pepsinogen, and kills microbes that may have been ingested.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: The pharmacologic importance of the stomach lies in its capacity to absorb drugs. For most oral drugs, the stomach is not the primary site of absorption because the drug does not stay long in the organ. Stomach acidity (pH 1 to 2) can either assist in the absorption process or destroy the drug entirely.
Global Rationale: The pharmacologic importance of the stomach lies in its capacity to absorb drugs. For most oral drugs, the stomach is not the primary site of absorption because the drug does not stay long in the organ. Stomach acidity (pH 1 to 2) can either assist in the absorption process or destroy the drug entirely.