Select the correct answers. What happens when food reaches the stomach? A. Nothing, because no digestion occurs in the stomach. B. The food moves quickly to the small intestine. C. The stomach completely digests the food. D. Gastric juices mix with food to partially digest it. E. Amylase breaks down the carbohydrates into maltose.

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?