GI Meds
This is the common generic ending for Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI's) pg 514
What is prazole?
Side effects of Remicade. pg 518
What is Nausea, infusion site reactions, diarrhea, and increased risk of infections?
These are the Auxiliary Organs of the Gastrointestinal System. pg 511
What are the Pancreas, Gallbladder, and Liver?
This is a common drug treatment for flatulence. pg 523
What is Simethicone or Gas-X?
Risk factors for GERD pg 512
What are obesity, pregnancy, and smoking
Omeprazole Trade
What is Prilosec?
Common side effects of Stimulant laxatives pg 522
Abdominal cramping, GI irritation, Nausea, and Tolerance/Dependence
This is the resulting soupy mixture after food mixes with stomach acids and digestive enzymes. vocab
What is Chyme?
This is the active ingredient in Tums. pg 512
What is Calcium Carbonate?
These conditions of the gastrointestinal system can be attributed to hyperacidity in the stomach. pg 512
What are GERD, Peptic Ulcers, and Duodenal Ulcers
MiraLax generic
What is polyethylene glycol?
Drug treatments for H.pylori pg 515
What are antibiotics and PPI's?
The main functions of the GI system. pg 508
What is Digestion, Absorption, Metabolism, Excretion
These are the classifications of medications used to treat Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome. pg 517
What are Alpha-4's, TNF's, and 5-Amino's
The primary causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease. pg 515
What are drugs and bacterial infections such as H.pylori?
Metoclopramide trade
What is Reglan?
Increased risk of fractures is a common side effect of this GERD treatment classification. pg 514
What are Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI's)?
This is where Bile is stored. pg 511
What is the Gallbladder?
These 2 classes of medications decrease the acid production in the stomach pg 512-514
What are PPI's and Histamine (H2) Antagonists?
Another term for vomiting. pg 523
What is emesis?
This is the only indication for Lotronex. pg 519
What is women suffering with long term diarrhea as a result of IBS?
These are adverse effects of Pepto Bismol. pg 520-521
What are dark stools and tongue discoloration?
Bile is released from the auxiliary organ to aid in the dispersion of fats. pg 511
What is the gallbladder?
This involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation begins in the esophagus, then the stomach, and finally the intestines. pg 508
What is Peristalsis?
This is the main difference between IBS and IBD. pg 519
What is IBS does not involve inflammation?