GERD
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Ulcers
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Ulcers
What is an antacid?(Tums/calcium carbonate
This medication neutralize stomach acid quickly and is often OTC.
What does BRAT diet stand for?
Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast.
Which antimetic is commonly used for chemotherapy nausea?
Ondansetron-Zofran
Which medication may cause serotonin syndrome when combined with SSRI?
Zofran
A patient with diarrhea is most at risk for this complication?
Dehydration
What are PPI’s?
This medication class blocks the proton pump in parietal cells. Pantoprazole. discourage ETOH, NSAIDS, and food/drink that causes G.I. upset last 24 hours. Will interfere with liver metabolism of other medication’s. Oral, NGT, IV mix in juice or applesauce.
What anti-diarrheal should not be given to children under two years old?
Loperamide – Imodium
This medication patch is used for motion, sickness?
Scopolamine
Which antidiarrheal contains salicylates and should be used cautiously with aspirin?
Pepto-Bismol
Which condition is a contraindication for scopolamine and meclizine?
Glaucoma
What is sucralfate?
This is an anti-ulcer medication that should be taken on an empty stomach and coats ulcers. it protects ulcers from acid. Use caution with renal failure and dialysis due to impaired excretion.
Which laxative adds bulk to the stool and must be mixed with water?
Psyllium-Metamucil
When should the scopolamine patch be removed?
Before an MRI.
Which side effect is common with antihistamines like meclizine?
Drowsiness
A patient using a scopolamine patch reports, confusion, and drowsiness after drinking alcohol. What caused this reaction?
CNS depression/drug interaction with alcohol
What is hypomagnesemia?
Long-term PPI use can cause this electrolyte inbalance.
Which laxative can produce a bowel movement 2–15 minutes?
Fleet enema/mineral oil lubricant
Which anti-medic can prolong the QT interval?
Zofran
Patients taking THC medication’s should avoid which activity?
Driving/operating machinery
Which antiemetic is contraindicated impatience with bowel obstruction, G.I. bleed, or perforation?
Metoclopramide-reglan
What is famotidine?
H2 receptor antagonist that decreases hydrochloric acid secretion by blocking histamine at H2 receptors.
Which anti-diarrhea medication cause the G.I. tract, contains salicylates, it may turn stool black?
Pepto-Bismol
This medication increases G.I. motility and should not be used with bowel obstruction. Which medication is this?
Metoclopramide-reglan
What is serotonin syndrome?
Hyperreflexia, agitation, fever
Which medication used for GERD can’t interfere with liver metabolism of other medication’s?
PPI