Histamine 2 Blockers
This is the mechanism of action for Histamine 2 Blockers.
What is H2 receptor antagonist preventing gastric acid secretion?
This is the most common type of drug used to treat GERD
What is Proton Pump Inhibitor
This type of medication causes muscles in the GI to contract to help move the stool
What is stimulant laxatives?
Only cure for ulcerative colitis.
What is colectomy
Drug that can interact with rantidine to increase bleeding potentially
What is warfarin?
These are the symptoms of GERD
What is burning, chest pain, difficulty swallowing, regurgitation, “lump in throat, and disrupted sleep
This medication is an ammonia reducer and laxative
What is Lactulose?
Crohn's disease can be corrected with surgery.
True or false
What is false?
These are three examples of histamine 2 blockers.
What is rantidine, famotidine, cimetidine, and nizatidine?
These are two risk factors/causes for Peptic Ulcer Disease.
What is H Pylori and NSAIDs?
List the different types of laxatives.
What is bulk-forming, surfactant, stimulant and osmotic laxatives?
Hypersensitivity
QT prolongation
Are contraindicated with this anti-emetic
What is ondansetron (Zofran)
Severe bloody diarrhea is a classic symptom of this GI disease.
What is ulcerative colitis?
Proton Pump Inhibitors work by reducing
what is stomach acid
A complication of appendicitis that requires emergency surgery.
What is perforation?
Anti emetic often prescribed for the relief of hiccups or serve migraines
What is metoclopramide (Reglan)
These are nursing implications for histamine 2 blockers that you should make sure. (name 5)
What is assess for GI bleed, assess CBC, check for increase creatinine, have patient complete full course of med, do not take EtOH/NSAIDs/food with increased GI irritation, avoid administering 24 hours before tests, advise for possible fall risk?
an IV push of protonix is administered over
what is 2 minutes
The nurse should monitor this lab work for someone who has ulcerative colitis.
What hemoglobin and hematocrit?
When speaking to a patient, they ask about what toxic megacolon is. The most appropriate response is?
a. “Toxic megacolon is dilation and motor paralysis of the colon”
b. “Toxic megacolon is inflammation of patchy portions of the colon”
c. “toxic megacolon is the inflammation of continuous segment of the colon”
what is “Toxic megacolon is dilation and motor paralysis of the colon”?