NURS 5334 Module 8 Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
What .are .the .3 .ways .antiulcer .drugs .work? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Eradicate .h.
.pylori .(antibiotics)
•
Reduce .gastric .acidity .(antisecretory .agents, .misoprostol)
•
Enhance .mucosa .defenses .(sucralfate ., .misoprostol)
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. .Is .the .treatment .of .choice .for .diarrhea .associated .with .E. .coli .0157
•
D. .May .be .used .in .pregnancy .and .lactating .women .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B.
.slows .gastric .motility .and .reduced .fluid .and .electrolyte .loss .from .diarrhea
Bismuth .subsalicylate .is .a .common .OTC .remedy .for .GI .complaints. .Bismuth
subsalicylate:
•
A. .May .lead .to .toxicity .if .taken .with .ASA
•
B. .Is .contraindicated .in .children .with .flu .like .illness
•
C. .Has .antimicrobial .effects .against .bacterial .and .viral .enteropathogens
•
D. .All .of .the .above .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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. .Loperamide .four .times .a .day .throughout .the .trip
•
B. .Bismuth .subsalicylate .with .each .meal .and .at .bedtime
, •
C. .A .prescription .for .diphenoxylate .with .atropine .to .use .if .she .gets .diarrhea
•
D. .Tums .to .take .before .each .meal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .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. .Prochlorperazine
•
B. .Meclizine
•
C. .Promethazine
•
D. .Ondansetron .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D. .ondansetron
Patients .on .chronic .long .term .PPI .therapy .require .monitoring .for:
•
A. .Iron .deficiency .anemia, .Vitamin .B12 .and .calcium .deficiency
•
B. .folate .and .magnesium .deficiency
•
C. .Elevated .uric .acid .levels .leading .to .gout
•
D. .Hypokalemia .and .hypocalcemia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A. .Iron .deficiency
.anemia, .Vitamin .B12 .and .calcium .deficiency
•
GERD .may .be .aggravated .by .the .following .medication .that .affects .lower
esophageal .sphincter .tone:
•
A. .Calcium .carbonate
•
B. .Estrogen
•
C. .Furosemide
•
D. .Metoclopramide .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .Estrogen
•
Lifestyle .changes .are .the .first .step .in .treatment .of .GERD. .Food .or .drink .that
might .aggravate .GERD .include:
•
A. .eggs
•
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
What .are .the .3 .ways .antiulcer .drugs .work? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Eradicate .h.
.pylori .(antibiotics)
•
Reduce .gastric .acidity .(antisecretory .agents, .misoprostol)
•
Enhance .mucosa .defenses .(sucralfate ., .misoprostol)
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. .Is .the .treatment .of .choice .for .diarrhea .associated .with .E. .coli .0157
•
D. .May .be .used .in .pregnancy .and .lactating .women .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B.
.slows .gastric .motility .and .reduced .fluid .and .electrolyte .loss .from .diarrhea
Bismuth .subsalicylate .is .a .common .OTC .remedy .for .GI .complaints. .Bismuth
subsalicylate:
•
A. .May .lead .to .toxicity .if .taken .with .ASA
•
B. .Is .contraindicated .in .children .with .flu .like .illness
•
C. .Has .antimicrobial .effects .against .bacterial .and .viral .enteropathogens
•
D. .All .of .the .above .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-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. .Loperamide .four .times .a .day .throughout .the .trip
•
B. .Bismuth .subsalicylate .with .each .meal .and .at .bedtime
, •
C. .A .prescription .for .diphenoxylate .with .atropine .to .use .if .she .gets .diarrhea
•
D. .Tums .to .take .before .each .meal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .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. .Prochlorperazine
•
B. .Meclizine
•
C. .Promethazine
•
D. .Ondansetron .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D. .ondansetron
Patients .on .chronic .long .term .PPI .therapy .require .monitoring .for:
•
A. .Iron .deficiency .anemia, .Vitamin .B12 .and .calcium .deficiency
•
B. .folate .and .magnesium .deficiency
•
C. .Elevated .uric .acid .levels .leading .to .gout
•
D. .Hypokalemia .and .hypocalcemia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A. .Iron .deficiency
.anemia, .Vitamin .B12 .and .calcium .deficiency
•
GERD .may .be .aggravated .by .the .following .medication .that .affects .lower
esophageal .sphincter .tone:
•
A. .Calcium .carbonate
•
B. .Estrogen
•
C. .Furosemide
•
D. .Metoclopramide .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .Estrogen
•
Lifestyle .changes .are .the .first .step .in .treatment .of .GERD. .Food .or .drink .that
might .aggravate .GERD .include:
•
A. .eggs
•
