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Registered Dietitian

Category - Nutrition Care

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Nutritional concerns following a vagotomy include which of the following? (Choose all that apply.)

Increased gastric motility
Diminished intrinsic factor and B12 absorption
Dumping syndrome
None of the above

Explanation

Answers: B and C - 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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