NSG 6005 WEEK 6 KNOWLEDGE CHECK QUIZ 2, PUD,
GERD
Lifestyle changes are the first step in the treatment of GERD. A food that
Question 2. may aggravate GERD is:
Eggs
Honey Dew
Chocolate
Chicken
Question 3. Question : Jim presents w/ complaints of “heart burn” that is minimally relieved w/
Tums (calcium carbonate) and is diagnosed w/ GERD. An appropriate first
step therapy would be:
Student Answer:
Omeprazole (Prilosec) twice a day
Ranitidine (Zantac) twice a day
Famotidine (Pepcid) once a day
Metoclopramide (Reglan) four times a day
Question 4. Question : Josie is a five-year-old who presents to the clinic w/ a forty-eight-hour
history of nausea, vomiting, and some diarrhea. She is unable to keep fluids
down, and her weight is 4 pounds less than her last recorded weight.
Besides intravenous (IV) fluids, her exam warrants the use of an antinausea
medication. Which of the following would be the appropriate drug to order
for Josie?
Student Answer:
Prochlorperazine (Compazine)
Meclizine (Antivert)
Promethazine (Phenergan)
Ondansetron (Zofran)
Question 5. Question : Metoclopramide improves GERD symptoms by:
GERD
Lifestyle changes are the first step in the treatment of GERD. A food that
Question 2. may aggravate GERD is:
Eggs
Honey Dew
Chocolate
Chicken
Question 3. Question : Jim presents w/ complaints of “heart burn” that is minimally relieved w/
Tums (calcium carbonate) and is diagnosed w/ GERD. An appropriate first
step therapy would be:
Student Answer:
Omeprazole (Prilosec) twice a day
Ranitidine (Zantac) twice a day
Famotidine (Pepcid) once a day
Metoclopramide (Reglan) four times a day
Question 4. Question : Josie is a five-year-old who presents to the clinic w/ a forty-eight-hour
history of nausea, vomiting, and some diarrhea. She is unable to keep fluids
down, and her weight is 4 pounds less than her last recorded weight.
Besides intravenous (IV) fluids, her exam warrants the use of an antinausea
medication. Which of the following would be the appropriate drug to order
for Josie?
Student Answer:
Prochlorperazine (Compazine)
Meclizine (Antivert)
Promethazine (Phenergan)
Ondansetron (Zofran)
Question 5. Question : Metoclopramide improves GERD symptoms by: