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In a 2-week-old neonate, factors that contribute to altered drug absorption include all the following EXCEPT:

a) Decreased gastric pH

b) Decreased gastric emptying

c) Decreased pancreatic enzyme concentration

d) Decreased intestinal drug metabolism


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Answer a.

Gastric pH is relatively neutral at birth and reaches adult acid levels during infancy.

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This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.

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