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Clinical Nutritionist CCN Exam Prep

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Nutritional concerns following a vagotomy include:
  1. Increased gastric motility
  2. Diminished intrinsic factor and B12 absorption
  3. Dumping syndrome
  4. B & C
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Answer: D - Nutritional concerns following a vagotomy (resection of the vagus nerve) include diminished intrinsic factor production and B12 absorption, as a result of decreased stomach acid production. Decreased gastric motility may lead to dumping syndrome. Vagotomies are performed to lessen acid production in cases of peptic ulcer disease.
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