A client is taking cortisone. The nurse schedules the medication with food because cortisone can have which effect on gastric mucosa when given on an empty stomach? Cortisone will cause
A) dramatically increased gastric pH.
B) increased amount of GI secretions.
C) increased transit time of GI contents.
D) susceptibility of the mucosa to injury.

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Anti-inflammatory agents may stimulate acid production, cause local mucosal damage, and suppress mucus secretion.

A Client Is Taking Cortisone