ATI The Gastrointestinal System Drills
A patient is about to start taking omeprazole (Prilosec) to treat a duodenal ulcer. Which of the following
instructions should you include when talking with the patient about taking this drug? - correct answer
✔✔Consume adequate vitamin D and calcium.
A patient is about to start taking aluminum hydroxide (Amphojel) to reduce gastric acid. Which of the
following instructions should you include when talking with the patient about taking this drug? - correct
answer ✔✔Chew the tablets thoroughly.
Drink 4 oz of water after taking it.
Increase fluid and fiber intake.
A patient is starting therapy with misoprostol (Cytotec) to prevent a gastric ulcer. Since she is a 30-year-
old woman, you should give her which of the following instructions? - correct answer ✔✔Report mid-
cycle bleeding.
Take a pregnancy test prior to therapy.
Report excessive menstrual pain.
Use effective contraception.
Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) therapeutic use. - correct answer ✔✔Constipation.
Docusate (Colace) therapeutic use. - correct answer ✔✔Stool softener.
Ranitidine (Zantac) therapeutic use. - correct answer ✔✔Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD).
Azathioprine (Imuran) therapeutic use. - correct answer ✔✔Inflammatory bowel disease.
You are about to administer ondansetron (Zofran) to a patient to prevent anesthesia-induced nausea and
vomiting. You prepare to monitor the patient for which of the following adverse effects of this drug? -
correct answer ✔✔Dizziness.
A patient is about to start taking omeprazole (Prilosec) to treat a duodenal ulcer. Which of the following
instructions should you include when talking with the patient about taking this drug? - correct answer
✔✔Consume adequate vitamin D and calcium.
A patient is about to start taking aluminum hydroxide (Amphojel) to reduce gastric acid. Which of the
following instructions should you include when talking with the patient about taking this drug? - correct
answer ✔✔Chew the tablets thoroughly.
Drink 4 oz of water after taking it.
Increase fluid and fiber intake.
A patient is starting therapy with misoprostol (Cytotec) to prevent a gastric ulcer. Since she is a 30-year-
old woman, you should give her which of the following instructions? - correct answer ✔✔Report mid-
cycle bleeding.
Take a pregnancy test prior to therapy.
Report excessive menstrual pain.
Use effective contraception.
Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) therapeutic use. - correct answer ✔✔Constipation.
Docusate (Colace) therapeutic use. - correct answer ✔✔Stool softener.
Ranitidine (Zantac) therapeutic use. - correct answer ✔✔Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD).
Azathioprine (Imuran) therapeutic use. - correct answer ✔✔Inflammatory bowel disease.
You are about to administer ondansetron (Zofran) to a patient to prevent anesthesia-induced nausea and
vomiting. You prepare to monitor the patient for which of the following adverse effects of this drug? -
correct answer ✔✔Dizziness.
