Advanced Pharmacology – Module 8 GI
Disorders H5P Teacher Questions & Exam
Review |GERD, Diarrhea, Antiemetics,
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Kelly has diarrhea and is wondering if she can take loperamide for the diarrhea. Loperamide:
A. can be given to patients of all ages, including infants and children, for viral gastroenteritis
B. slows gastric motility and reduces fluid and electrolyte loss from diarrhea
C. It may be used in pregnancy and lactating women
D. Is the treatment of choice for diarrhea associated with E. coli 0157
B. slows gastric motility and reduces fluid and electrolyte loss from diarrhea
Bismuth subsalicylate is a common OTC remedy for GI complaints. Bismuth subsalicylate:
A. Has antimicrobial effects against bacterial and viral enteropathogens
B. Is contraindicated in children with flu-like illness
C. May lead to toxicity if taken with ASA
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Hannah will be traveling to Mexico with her church group over spring break to build houses.
She is concerned she may develop traveler's diarrhea. Advice includes following normal food
and water precautions as well as taking:
A. A prescription for diphenoxylate with atropine to use if she gets diarrhea
B. Tums to take before each meal
C. Bismuth subsalicylate with each meal and at bedtime
D. Loperamide four times a day throughout the trip
C. Bismuth subsalicylate with each meal and at bedtime
Josie is a 5 year old patient who presents to the clinic with a 48 hour history of nausea,
vomiting and some diarrhea. She is unable to keep fluids down and her weight is 4 pounds
, less than her last recorded weight. Besides IV fluids, her exam warrants the use of an
antinausea medications. Which of the following would be the appropriate drug to order for
Josie?
A. Meclizine
B. Promethazine
C. Prochlorperazine
D. Ondansetron
D. Ondansetron
Patients on chronic long-term PPI therapy require monitoring for:
A. Hypokalemia and hypocalcemia
B. Iron deficiency anemia, Vitamin B12 and calcium deficiency
C. folate and magnesium deficiency
D. Elevated uric acid levels leading to gout
B. Iron deficiency anemia, Vitamin B12 and calcium deficiency
GERD may be aggravated by the following medication that affects lower esophageal sphincter
tone:
A. Metoclopramide
B. Furosemide
C. Estrogen
D. Calcium carbonate
C. Estrogen
Lifestyle changes are the first step in treatment of GERD. Food or drink that might aggravate
GERD include:
A. eggs
B. Soda pop
C. caffeine
D. chocolate
C. caffeine
Metoclopramide improves GERD symptoms by:
Disorders H5P Teacher Questions & Exam
Review |GERD, Diarrhea, Antiemetics,
PPIs Complete Verified Questions
Provided with A+ Graded Rationales
Latest Updated 2026
Kelly has diarrhea and is wondering if she can take loperamide for the diarrhea. Loperamide:
A. can be given to patients of all ages, including infants and children, for viral gastroenteritis
B. slows gastric motility and reduces fluid and electrolyte loss from diarrhea
C. It may be used in pregnancy and lactating women
D. Is the treatment of choice for diarrhea associated with E. coli 0157
B. slows gastric motility and reduces fluid and electrolyte loss from diarrhea
Bismuth subsalicylate is a common OTC remedy for GI complaints. Bismuth subsalicylate:
A. Has antimicrobial effects against bacterial and viral enteropathogens
B. Is contraindicated in children with flu-like illness
C. May lead to toxicity if taken with ASA
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Hannah will be traveling to Mexico with her church group over spring break to build houses.
She is concerned she may develop traveler's diarrhea. Advice includes following normal food
and water precautions as well as taking:
A. A prescription for diphenoxylate with atropine to use if she gets diarrhea
B. Tums to take before each meal
C. Bismuth subsalicylate with each meal and at bedtime
D. Loperamide four times a day throughout the trip
C. Bismuth subsalicylate with each meal and at bedtime
Josie is a 5 year old patient who presents to the clinic with a 48 hour history of nausea,
vomiting and some diarrhea. She is unable to keep fluids down and her weight is 4 pounds
, less than her last recorded weight. Besides IV fluids, her exam warrants the use of an
antinausea medications. Which of the following would be the appropriate drug to order for
Josie?
A. Meclizine
B. Promethazine
C. Prochlorperazine
D. Ondansetron
D. Ondansetron
Patients on chronic long-term PPI therapy require monitoring for:
A. Hypokalemia and hypocalcemia
B. Iron deficiency anemia, Vitamin B12 and calcium deficiency
C. folate and magnesium deficiency
D. Elevated uric acid levels leading to gout
B. Iron deficiency anemia, Vitamin B12 and calcium deficiency
GERD may be aggravated by the following medication that affects lower esophageal sphincter
tone:
A. Metoclopramide
B. Furosemide
C. Estrogen
D. Calcium carbonate
C. Estrogen
Lifestyle changes are the first step in treatment of GERD. Food or drink that might aggravate
GERD include:
A. eggs
B. Soda pop
C. caffeine
D. chocolate
C. caffeine
Metoclopramide improves GERD symptoms by:
