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What are the 3 ways antiulcer drugs work? correct answers Eradicate h. pylori (antibiotics) • Reduce gastric acidity (antisecretory agents, misoprostol) • Enhance mucosa defenses (sucralfate , misoprostol) Kelly has diarrhea and is wondering if she can take loperamide for the diarrhea. Loperamide: • A. can be given to patients of all ages including infants and children, for viral gastroenteritis • B. slows gastric motility and reduces fluid and electrolyte loss from diarrhea • C. Is the treatment of choice for diarrhea associated with E. coli 0157 • D. May be used in pregnancy and lactating women correct answers B. slows gastric motility and reduced fluid and electrolyte loss from diarrhea Bismuth subsalicylate is a common OTC remedy for GI complaints. Bismuth subsalicylate: • A. May lead to toxicity if taken with ASA • B. Is contraindicated in children with flu like illness • C. Has antimicrobial effects against bacterial and viral enteropathogens • D. All of the above correct answers D. all of the above Hannah will be traveling to Mexico with her church group over spring break to build houses. She is concerned she may develop traveler's diarrhea. Advice includes following normal food and water precautions as well as taking: • A. Loperamide four times a day throughout the trip • B. Bismuth subsalicylate with each meal and at bedtime • C. A prescription for diphenoxylate with atropine to use if she gets diarrhea • D. Tums to take before each meal correct answers B. Bismuth subsalicylate with each meal and at bedtime Josie is a 5 year old patient who presents to the clinic with a 48 hour history