QUESTIONS AND VERIFED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ [LATEST] 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Paregoric - CORRECT ANSWER--Opiates
-Tx for diarrhea
- do not use w/ MAOIs
- Do not use in convulsive states
Codeine - CORRECT ANSWER--Opiates
-Tx for diarrhea
- do not use w/ MAOIs
- May be Given IM
Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Adsorbs toxins, irritants
- Good for travelers' diarrhea
, - Should NOT be used in children w/ diarrhea secondary to unknown cause (Reyes) or in aspirin
sensitivity
Kaolin/Pectin (Kaopectate) - CORRECT ANSWER-- absorbent antidiarrheal
- Do not use in children < 3
Cholestyramine (Questran) - CORRECT ANSWER-- absorbent antidiarrheal
- Adsorbs bile salts and C. difficile toxin
Anticholinergics (Atropine, Dicyclomine (Bentyl)) - CORRECT ANSWER-- tx for diarrhea
-Lots of SE.
-Used in irritable bowel.
Corticosteroids - CORRECT ANSWER-- Anti-inflammatory.
-Used in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
- tx for diarrhea
Antibiotics:
Alosetron (Lotronex)/Tegaserod (Zelnorm) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Diarrhea tx
-Used once cause of diarrhea is known.
-Used for IBS-D; BBW
-Currently for emergency/restricted use for IB-C
Antibiotics: Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Diarrhea tx
-Used once cause of diarrhea is known.
- Used for ulcerative colitis