HNG 540: Exam #4 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are 3 examples of antacids? - CORRECT ANSWER - Calcium carbonate, aluminum
hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide.magnesium
Calcium carbonate is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Tums
Aluminum Hydroxide is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Amphojel (binds
phosphate)
Aluminum Hydroxide / Magnesium is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Maalox
What is used to treat hyperacidity? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aluminum hydroxide
(amphojel)
What does aluminum hydroxide (amphojel) treat? - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperacidity
What is used to treat peptic ulcer disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aluminum
hydroxide/magnesium (maalox)
mechanism of action of antacids - CORRECT ANSWER - weak bases that react with
hydrochloric acid to neutralize acids in the GI tract
What are antacids used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - to reduce gastric acidity in the
treatment of GERD and peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
Adverse effects of antiacids - CORRECT ANSWER - abdominal pain of unknown cause
(especially with fever)
, Contraindication of calcium based antacids - CORRECT ANSWER - do not take if
hypercalcemic or with renal calculi
contraindication of magnesium-based antacids - CORRECT ANSWER - do not take if you
have renal failure or renal insufficiency
contraindication of aluminum based antacids - CORRECT ANSWER - do not use if you
have renal failure on dialysis
What do antacids do to symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER - mask symptoms
Histamine 2 Receptor Antagonists examples - CORRECT ANSWER - famotidine
(pepcid), & cimetidine (tagamet)
What is the other name for famotidine - CORRECT ANSWER - Pepcid
what is the other name for cimetidine? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tagamet
Mechanism of action of Histamine 2 Receptor Antagonists(H2RAs) - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease gastric secretion by reversibly binding to histamine type 2 receptors
on gastric parietal cells, interfering with gastric acid production and secretion pathways
action of H2RAs - CORRECT ANSWER - block the histamine receptors in parietal cells
to decrease the amount of acid produced
How do proton pump inhibitors work? - CORRECT ANSWER - by shutting down the
proton pumps in these cells and preventing the acid from being secreted into the stomach
Cimetidine (Tagamet) considerations - CORRECT ANSWER - has the greatest risk for
drug interactions
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are 3 examples of antacids? - CORRECT ANSWER - Calcium carbonate, aluminum
hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide.magnesium
Calcium carbonate is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Tums
Aluminum Hydroxide is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Amphojel (binds
phosphate)
Aluminum Hydroxide / Magnesium is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Maalox
What is used to treat hyperacidity? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aluminum hydroxide
(amphojel)
What does aluminum hydroxide (amphojel) treat? - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperacidity
What is used to treat peptic ulcer disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aluminum
hydroxide/magnesium (maalox)
mechanism of action of antacids - CORRECT ANSWER - weak bases that react with
hydrochloric acid to neutralize acids in the GI tract
What are antacids used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - to reduce gastric acidity in the
treatment of GERD and peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
Adverse effects of antiacids - CORRECT ANSWER - abdominal pain of unknown cause
(especially with fever)
, Contraindication of calcium based antacids - CORRECT ANSWER - do not take if
hypercalcemic or with renal calculi
contraindication of magnesium-based antacids - CORRECT ANSWER - do not take if you
have renal failure or renal insufficiency
contraindication of aluminum based antacids - CORRECT ANSWER - do not use if you
have renal failure on dialysis
What do antacids do to symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER - mask symptoms
Histamine 2 Receptor Antagonists examples - CORRECT ANSWER - famotidine
(pepcid), & cimetidine (tagamet)
What is the other name for famotidine - CORRECT ANSWER - Pepcid
what is the other name for cimetidine? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tagamet
Mechanism of action of Histamine 2 Receptor Antagonists(H2RAs) - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease gastric secretion by reversibly binding to histamine type 2 receptors
on gastric parietal cells, interfering with gastric acid production and secretion pathways
action of H2RAs - CORRECT ANSWER - block the histamine receptors in parietal cells
to decrease the amount of acid produced
How do proton pump inhibitors work? - CORRECT ANSWER - by shutting down the
proton pumps in these cells and preventing the acid from being secreted into the stomach
Cimetidine (Tagamet) considerations - CORRECT ANSWER - has the greatest risk for
drug interactions
