Pharmacology chapter 33,34,35
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1. What medication is used in the treatment of gastric (A) Metoclopramide
reflux esophagitis and diabetic gastroparesis?
2. The nurse is preparing to administer medications and (A) 1 hour before meals
notes that a patient has sucralfate ordered gid, When
is the best time to administer this medication?
3. which is a common adverse effect of magnesium (D) Diarrhea
based antacid preparations?
4. Cimetidine (Tagament) is an example of which class of (C) Histamine (H2) recep-
drug? tor antagonist
5. A postoperative appendectomy patient has a nasogas- (C) Because you are not
tric tube and wonders why the previous nurse told him eating after surgery, this
that he was receiving an IV ulcer preventing medica- medication will help re-
tion called ranitidine. The patient states that he never duce the hydrochloric acid
had any stomach problems in his life. Which is the best your stomach is still secret-
response by the nurse? ing
6. Which explanation by the nurse is accurate to include (B) Peristalsis is increase,
when teaching a patient who is beginning therapy for so food is digested more
gasstroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with meto- quiclky
clopramide?
7. A patient who is taking NSAIDs to treat arthritis asks (A) NSAIDs often cause GI
the nurse why misoprostol has also been prescribe. irritation that can result in
Which explanation by the nurse is accurate? peptic ulcers
8. Which organism or disorder is responsible for many (A) H. pylori
cases of PUD?
9.
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Pharmacology chapter 33,34,35
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A patient with PUD asks the nurse about the action (B) It increase the low-
of prokinetic medications. Which explanation by the er esophageal sphincter
nurse is accurate muscle pressure and peri-
stalsis
10. Which is considered an acceptable time frame for a (c) Weeks
patient with gastric distress to self medicate with over
the counter antacids?
11. The nurse is instructing a patient recently diagnosed (B) I will eat small frequent
with GERD. Which statement by the patient indicates a meals and have a snack at
need for further teaching? bedtime
12. The nurse is planning to administer an antacid to a (C) 2 hours after the H2
patient diagnosed with PUD who will received an H2 antagonist
antagonist at 8:00 AM. When is the most appropriate
time for the nurse to provide the antacid to this pa-
tient?
13. A patient taking misoprostol (Cytotec) to treat a gastric (D) take medication with
ulcer reports recurrent diarrhea. The nurse should en- meals
courage this patient to
14. A patient is beginning the second round of high dose (C) Parenteral on-
cisplatin. Severe, chemotherapy induced nausea and dansetron 1 hour before
vomiting (CINV) occurred following the first treatment, chemotherapy, with oral
requiring 72 hours of continous IV hydration. In addi- ondansetron to continue
tion to her chemotherapy regimen. Which medication for the next 4 days
would be best administer?
15. A patient expresses concerns about motion sickness. (D) Anticholinergics
Which medication is most effective in preventing mo-
tion sickness?
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