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The Nurse Is Planning a Teaching Session for Older Community

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The nurse is planning a teaching session for older community members about the risks for peptic ulcer disease (PUD) found with this age group.What should the nurse include when teaching this community group?


A) PUD in an older client causes less bleeding than in a younger client.
B) The elderly client experiences more severe abdominal pain than a younger client with PUD.
C) Older clients should undergo colonoscopy when diagnosed with PUD.
D) Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is likely to be exacerbated by the bacterium H. pylori.

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