NURS 1140 Pharm Final Exam EAQs
1. Which medication class can be used in combination with antimicrobial
agents to eradicate a Helicobacter pylori infection?
A. Antacids
B. Prokinetic agents
C. Proton pump inhibitors
D. Gastrointestinal prostaglandins: C. Proton pump inhibitors
2. Which medication may cause breast soreness and gynecomastia?
A. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
B. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
C. Lansoprazole (Prevacid)
D. Metoclopramide (Reglan): A. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
3. Which medication when given to a patient taking a proton pump inhibitor
may cause nystagmus?
A. Clopidogrel (Plavix)
B. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
C. Sucralfate (Carafate)
D. Warfarin (Coumadin): B. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
4. Which laboratory test does the nurse review before a patient takes a
magnesium-based OTC antacid for heartburn?
A. Gastric pH
B. Electrolytes
C. Liver function
D. Renal function: D. Renal function
5. Which medication could be beneficial for the treatment of intermittent
heartburn?
A. Misoprostol
B. Esomeprazole
C. Metoclopramide
D. Sucralfate: B. Esomeprazole
6. Which type of ulcer has misoprostol been known to reduce?
A. Stress
B. Esophageal
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C. Helicobacter pylori
D. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced: D. Nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced
7. Which antiulcer medications act by antagonizing histamine-2 (H2)
receptors? Select all that apply.
A. Nizatidine (Axid)
B. Famotidine (Pepcid)
C. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
D. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
E. Esomeprazole (Nexium): A, B, D
8. Which medications reduce gastric ulcers by inhibiting hydrogen ion
pumps? Select all that apply.
A. Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
B. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
C. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
D. Pantoprazole (Protonix)
E. Dexlansoprazole (Dexilant): D, E
9. Which class of medication is beneficial for the treatment of Zollinger-
Ellison syndrome?
A. Antacids
B. Coating agents
C. Gastrointestinal prostaglandin
D. Proton pump inhibitors: D. Proton pump inhibitors
10. Which drug class hastens emptying of the stomach when administered
to a patient for treatment of a stomach disorder?
A. Antacids
B. Prokinetic agents
C. Proton pump inhibitors
D. Histamine-2 antagonists: B. Prokinetic agents
11. Which intervention may help decrease the unpleasant chalky taste
associated with taking an antacid tablet? A. Take half the dose of
medication.
B. Change the brand and flavor of the medication.
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1. Which medication class can be used in combination with antimicrobial
agents to eradicate a Helicobacter pylori infection?
A. Antacids
B. Prokinetic agents
C. Proton pump inhibitors
D. Gastrointestinal prostaglandins: C. Proton pump inhibitors
2. Which medication may cause breast soreness and gynecomastia?
A. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
B. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
C. Lansoprazole (Prevacid)
D. Metoclopramide (Reglan): A. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
3. Which medication when given to a patient taking a proton pump inhibitor
may cause nystagmus?
A. Clopidogrel (Plavix)
B. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
C. Sucralfate (Carafate)
D. Warfarin (Coumadin): B. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
4. Which laboratory test does the nurse review before a patient takes a
magnesium-based OTC antacid for heartburn?
A. Gastric pH
B. Electrolytes
C. Liver function
D. Renal function: D. Renal function
5. Which medication could be beneficial for the treatment of intermittent
heartburn?
A. Misoprostol
B. Esomeprazole
C. Metoclopramide
D. Sucralfate: B. Esomeprazole
6. Which type of ulcer has misoprostol been known to reduce?
A. Stress
B. Esophageal
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C. Helicobacter pylori
D. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced: D. Nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced
7. Which antiulcer medications act by antagonizing histamine-2 (H2)
receptors? Select all that apply.
A. Nizatidine (Axid)
B. Famotidine (Pepcid)
C. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
D. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
E. Esomeprazole (Nexium): A, B, D
8. Which medications reduce gastric ulcers by inhibiting hydrogen ion
pumps? Select all that apply.
A. Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
B. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
C. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
D. Pantoprazole (Protonix)
E. Dexlansoprazole (Dexilant): D, E
9. Which class of medication is beneficial for the treatment of Zollinger-
Ellison syndrome?
A. Antacids
B. Coating agents
C. Gastrointestinal prostaglandin
D. Proton pump inhibitors: D. Proton pump inhibitors
10. Which drug class hastens emptying of the stomach when administered
to a patient for treatment of a stomach disorder?
A. Antacids
B. Prokinetic agents
C. Proton pump inhibitors
D. Histamine-2 antagonists: B. Prokinetic agents
11. Which intervention may help decrease the unpleasant chalky taste
associated with taking an antacid tablet? A. Take half the dose of
medication.
B. Change the brand and flavor of the medication.
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