Week 2 Quiz: NURS 180 / NURS180 (Latest
2026/2027 Update) | Pharmacology |
Verified Questions & Answers | 100%
Correct Solutions | Grade A | WCU
What therapeutic classification is used to kill H. pylori? - correct answer antibiotics
How long should a patient take their antibiotics for? - correct answer 14 days (2
weeks)
How many antibiotics are used to treat H. Pylori? - correct answer at least two or
three to increase effectiveness and minimize resistance
Name the medications of histamine-2 receptor antagonists
"-dine" - correct answer ranitidine, cimetidine, famotidine, nizatidine
,a complication of H2 receptor antagonist Cimetidine is ____________ - correct answer
blocking androgen receptors (sex hormones - resulting in decreased libido (sex drive),
gynecomastia (males get enlarged breasts), and impotence
Block H2 receptors, which suppress secretion of gastric acid and lowers the
concentration of hydrogen ions in the stomach - correct answer H2 receptor
antagonists
dosages of H2 receptor antagonists should be REDUCED in ___________ - correct
answer clients with moderate to severe kidney impairment
Cimetidine causes CNS effects such as ____, _____, ______, and ________ - correct answer
lethargy, hallucinations, confusion, and restlessness
,What are some complications of ranitidine? - correct answer constipation, diarrhea,
nausea
H2 receptors antagonist reduces gastric acidity --> promotes bacterial colonization of
stomach and respiratory tract - correct answer contraindications of ranitidine
Who should be cautious while taking ranitidine? - correct answer COPD and
Pneumonia patients
do not take an ANTACID within ______ or ______ taking an H2 receptor antagonist -
correct answer 1 hr before or after
allow at least ______ time BETWEEN taking antacids and any other med - correct
answer 1 hr
, Treatment of PUD is usually started on an ____________ until the ulcer is healed,
followed by a ____________, which is usually taken once a day - correct answer oral
dose 2x a day; maintenance dose
What should you increase while on H2 antagonist? - correct answer Increase fiber and
fluid intake to prevent constipation
Notify the MD of any indication of ___________ (coffee-ground emesis) - correct answer
obvious or occult GI bleeding
What should be avoided while on H2 receptors? - correct answer Alcohol, NSAIDS,
smoking
What should be monitored in patients while on cimetidine? - correct answer monitor
for bleeding, INR & PT levels, and blood levels
2026/2027 Update) | Pharmacology |
Verified Questions & Answers | 100%
Correct Solutions | Grade A | WCU
What therapeutic classification is used to kill H. pylori? - correct answer antibiotics
How long should a patient take their antibiotics for? - correct answer 14 days (2
weeks)
How many antibiotics are used to treat H. Pylori? - correct answer at least two or
three to increase effectiveness and minimize resistance
Name the medications of histamine-2 receptor antagonists
"-dine" - correct answer ranitidine, cimetidine, famotidine, nizatidine
,a complication of H2 receptor antagonist Cimetidine is ____________ - correct answer
blocking androgen receptors (sex hormones - resulting in decreased libido (sex drive),
gynecomastia (males get enlarged breasts), and impotence
Block H2 receptors, which suppress secretion of gastric acid and lowers the
concentration of hydrogen ions in the stomach - correct answer H2 receptor
antagonists
dosages of H2 receptor antagonists should be REDUCED in ___________ - correct
answer clients with moderate to severe kidney impairment
Cimetidine causes CNS effects such as ____, _____, ______, and ________ - correct answer
lethargy, hallucinations, confusion, and restlessness
,What are some complications of ranitidine? - correct answer constipation, diarrhea,
nausea
H2 receptors antagonist reduces gastric acidity --> promotes bacterial colonization of
stomach and respiratory tract - correct answer contraindications of ranitidine
Who should be cautious while taking ranitidine? - correct answer COPD and
Pneumonia patients
do not take an ANTACID within ______ or ______ taking an H2 receptor antagonist -
correct answer 1 hr before or after
allow at least ______ time BETWEEN taking antacids and any other med - correct
answer 1 hr
, Treatment of PUD is usually started on an ____________ until the ulcer is healed,
followed by a ____________, which is usually taken once a day - correct answer oral
dose 2x a day; maintenance dose
What should you increase while on H2 antagonist? - correct answer Increase fiber and
fluid intake to prevent constipation
Notify the MD of any indication of ___________ (coffee-ground emesis) - correct answer
obvious or occult GI bleeding
What should be avoided while on H2 receptors? - correct answer Alcohol, NSAIDS,
smoking
What should be monitored in patients while on cimetidine? - correct answer monitor
for bleeding, INR & PT levels, and blood levels
