The nurse is caring for a client with chronic atrophic gastritis. When taking an admission history, the nurse would anticipate a history of
A) cardiac disease.
B) emphysema.
C) intestinal parasites.
D) pernicious anemia.

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Atrophic gastritis, which occurs in all layers of the stomach, often develops in association with gastric ulcer and gastric cancer and is invariably associated with pernicious anemia because of the lack of intrinsic factor.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Chronic Atrophic