NU 641 Test 1 Questions with Correct Answers
Non-pharmacologic treatment of PUD
5-6 small meals a day can reduce fluctuations in gastric pH
Smoking delays recovery
Avoid aspirin and NSAIDs; aspirin ok if taking low dose for CV disease
Avoid alcohol of patient notices a difference
Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) (Omeprazole, GERD and ulcers)
Fractures
Pneumonia
Acid rebound
Possible C. diff
Hypomagnesium (esp. in loop diuretics)
Diet and drugs in treating constipation in a CF child
Osmotic laxatives- MiraLAX with electrolytes, can add senna and Bisacodyl
Increase fiber: whole grains, fruit, and vegetables.
Low fat diet
How to mask the taste of castor oil
Stimulant laxative that quickly acts 2-6 hours
Do not take at bedtime
Chill it and mix with fruit juice
Magnesium preparations for constipation and how to use them
, Osmotic laxative
Magnesium salts (Magnesium hydroxide, magnesium citrate, milk of magnesium
High dose is used for procedures or ingested poison or dead parasites after anthelmintic
therapy
Low dose 6-12 hours semifluid stools
What happens when oral drugs for constipation are acutely stopped
Bowel movement may be absent for several days.
Once a day bowel habit may not be normal, stool quality is more important that frequency or
quantity
What does senna do to the urine
Harmless yellow-brown or pink color to the urine
When is lactulose used as a laxative
Reserved for patients who do not respond adequately to bulk forming agents
Use of bulk laxatives (e.g. psyllium) and what to do if ineffective
Produce soft formed stool 1-3 days
Temporary treatment of constipation, diverticulitis, and IBS
Sympathetic relief of diarrhea
Reduce discomfort and incidence for patients with ostomy or colostomy
Common topical anesthetics and why a vasoconstrictor is added
Caines: lidocaine, bupivacaine
Usually added with epinephrine
Non-pharmacologic treatment of PUD
5-6 small meals a day can reduce fluctuations in gastric pH
Smoking delays recovery
Avoid aspirin and NSAIDs; aspirin ok if taking low dose for CV disease
Avoid alcohol of patient notices a difference
Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) (Omeprazole, GERD and ulcers)
Fractures
Pneumonia
Acid rebound
Possible C. diff
Hypomagnesium (esp. in loop diuretics)
Diet and drugs in treating constipation in a CF child
Osmotic laxatives- MiraLAX with electrolytes, can add senna and Bisacodyl
Increase fiber: whole grains, fruit, and vegetables.
Low fat diet
How to mask the taste of castor oil
Stimulant laxative that quickly acts 2-6 hours
Do not take at bedtime
Chill it and mix with fruit juice
Magnesium preparations for constipation and how to use them
, Osmotic laxative
Magnesium salts (Magnesium hydroxide, magnesium citrate, milk of magnesium
High dose is used for procedures or ingested poison or dead parasites after anthelmintic
therapy
Low dose 6-12 hours semifluid stools
What happens when oral drugs for constipation are acutely stopped
Bowel movement may be absent for several days.
Once a day bowel habit may not be normal, stool quality is more important that frequency or
quantity
What does senna do to the urine
Harmless yellow-brown or pink color to the urine
When is lactulose used as a laxative
Reserved for patients who do not respond adequately to bulk forming agents
Use of bulk laxatives (e.g. psyllium) and what to do if ineffective
Produce soft formed stool 1-3 days
Temporary treatment of constipation, diverticulitis, and IBS
Sympathetic relief of diarrhea
Reduce discomfort and incidence for patients with ostomy or colostomy
Common topical anesthetics and why a vasoconstrictor is added
Caines: lidocaine, bupivacaine
Usually added with epinephrine
