Week 2 Quiz: NURS 180 / NURS180 (Latest
2026/2027 Update) | Pharmacology |
Verified Questions & Answers | 100%
Correct Solutions | Grade A | WCU
Which clients should use sucralfate cautiously? - correct answer chronic kidney
disease (CKD) or diabetes mellitus (DM)
Which medications can sucralfate interfere with? - correct answer phenytoin, digoxin,
warfarin, and ciprofloxacin
When should a client take sucralfate? - correct answer take four times a day, one
before meals, and one before bedtime
Can you break or chew sucralfate? - correct answer No but you can dissolve it in
water
,Name the antacids drugs
"CAM" - correct answer calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium
hydroxide
neutralize or to reduce the activity of gastric acid, can reduce pepsin activity if the ph is
raised above 5 (antiulcer) - correct answer MOA of antacids
Which antacids can cause constipation? - correct answer aluminum hydroxide and
calcium carbonate
Which medication can cause diarrhea? - correct answer magnesium hydroxide
What other complications can occur while using antacids? - correct answer fluid
retention, electrolyte imbalances, alkalosis, toxicity, hypermagnesemia
,Which antacid can cause HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA? - correct answer aluminum hydroxide
Which antacid can cause HYPERCALCEMIA? - correct answer calcium hydroxide
Who should avoid antacids? - correct answer clients with HTN, HF, kidney function
impaired, GI perforation or obstruction and abdominal pain
1 hour to 2 hours of taking ________ w/o MD approval - correct answer aluminum
compounds
What is the drug for prostaglandin E analog? - correct answer misoprostol
- Clients taking long term NSAIDS to prevent gastric ulcers
, - Clients who are pregnant to induce labor by causing cervical ripenings - correct
answer use of prostaglandin E analog
What are some complications of misosprostol (prostaglandin E analog)? - correct
answer diarrhea and dysmenorrhea, spotting
What must a client have before taking misoprostol (prostaglandin E analog)? - correct
answer negative pregnancy test result
When should a female client start taking misoprostol? - correct answer start
medication on 2nd or 3rd day of menstruation cycle
What type of pregnancy category is misoprostol (prostaglandin E analog)? - correct
answer Category X
2026/2027 Update) | Pharmacology |
Verified Questions & Answers | 100%
Correct Solutions | Grade A | WCU
Which clients should use sucralfate cautiously? - correct answer chronic kidney
disease (CKD) or diabetes mellitus (DM)
Which medications can sucralfate interfere with? - correct answer phenytoin, digoxin,
warfarin, and ciprofloxacin
When should a client take sucralfate? - correct answer take four times a day, one
before meals, and one before bedtime
Can you break or chew sucralfate? - correct answer No but you can dissolve it in
water
,Name the antacids drugs
"CAM" - correct answer calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium
hydroxide
neutralize or to reduce the activity of gastric acid, can reduce pepsin activity if the ph is
raised above 5 (antiulcer) - correct answer MOA of antacids
Which antacids can cause constipation? - correct answer aluminum hydroxide and
calcium carbonate
Which medication can cause diarrhea? - correct answer magnesium hydroxide
What other complications can occur while using antacids? - correct answer fluid
retention, electrolyte imbalances, alkalosis, toxicity, hypermagnesemia
,Which antacid can cause HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA? - correct answer aluminum hydroxide
Which antacid can cause HYPERCALCEMIA? - correct answer calcium hydroxide
Who should avoid antacids? - correct answer clients with HTN, HF, kidney function
impaired, GI perforation or obstruction and abdominal pain
1 hour to 2 hours of taking ________ w/o MD approval - correct answer aluminum
compounds
What is the drug for prostaglandin E analog? - correct answer misoprostol
- Clients taking long term NSAIDS to prevent gastric ulcers
, - Clients who are pregnant to induce labor by causing cervical ripenings - correct
answer use of prostaglandin E analog
What are some complications of misosprostol (prostaglandin E analog)? - correct
answer diarrhea and dysmenorrhea, spotting
What must a client have before taking misoprostol (prostaglandin E analog)? - correct
answer negative pregnancy test result
When should a female client start taking misoprostol? - correct answer start
medication on 2nd or 3rd day of menstruation cycle
What type of pregnancy category is misoprostol (prostaglandin E analog)? - correct
answer Category X
