WCU Nursing 180 Pharm Week 2 Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+

WCU Nursing 180 Pharm Week 2 Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+

Omeprazole - Correct answer--Short term therapy of gastric and duodenal ulcer

-Only take 4-8 weeks

-Complications: Osteoporosis, COPD

-Take before breakfast

H2 receptor antagonists: cimetidine - Correct answer--blocks H2 receptors in the

stomach

-to treat Gerd,heartburn,indigestion

complications: COPD, Renal impairment

- DO NOT TAKE ANTACIDS

-TAKE at BEDTIME

-NO alcohol or spicy food

aluminum hydroxide - Correct answer--Neutralizes and reduce acidity of gastric

acid
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, -Complications: Constipation, fluid retention

- GI issues

-DO NOT TAKE ANTACIDS or OTHER MEDICATIONS

- 1-3 after meals at bedtime

metoclopramide - Correct answer-- gastric emptying & peristalsis

controls nausea & vomitting

Complications: tardive dyskinesia, diarrhea

-DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL OR CNS DEPRESSANTS

- can be given orally or iv

Sucralfate - Correct answer--jelly like protective barrier

- treats acute ulcers & neutralizes/reduce stomach acid

-DO NOT TAKE ANTACIDS

-take 4 times a day, 1 hour before meals and at bedtime

- DO NOT CHEW OR CRUSH

Misoprostol - Correct answer--*PREGNANCY TEST REQUIRED****

-Category X


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