HNG 540 Exam 4 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025 SURE PASS!!
What |is |the |mechanism |of |action |for |antacids? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Weak |bases |that |react |with |
hydrochloric |acid |to |neutralize |acids |in |the |GI |tract.
What |are |antacids |used |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*Used |to |reduce |gastric |activity |in |the |
treatment |of |GERD |and |PUD*
What |does |Aluminum |Hydroxide/Magnesium |(Maalox) |treat? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Peptic |Ulcer |
Disease
What |is |Aluminum |Hydroxide |(amphojel) |treat? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hyperacidity
What |are |contraindications |of |antacids? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-abdominal |pain |of |unknown |cause, |
especially |with |fever
When |are |calcium-based |antacids |contraindicated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-If |the |patient |is |
hypercalcemic |or |has |renal |calculi
When |are |magnesium-based |antacids |contraindicated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-in |patients |with |renal |
failure |or |renal |insufficiency
When |are |aluminum-based |antacids |contraindicated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-in |patients |with |renal |
failure |on |dialysis
What |are |2 |side |effects |of |Cimetidine |(Tagamet)? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-gynecomastia
ED
, What |is |the |mechanism |of |action |for |Histamine |2 |Receptor |Agonist |(H2RA)? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Decrease |gastric |acid |secretion |by |reversibly |binding |to |histamine |type |2 |receptors |on |the |gastric |
parietal |cells, |interfering |with |gastric |acid |production |and |secretion |pathways
What |is |the |mechanism |of |action |of |PPIs? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cause |prolonged |reduction |of |
stomach |acid |production |by |effectively |blocking |gastric |acid |secretion |by |irreversibly |binding |to |and |
inhibiting |the |hydrogen-potassium |ATPase |pump |that |resides |on |the |luminal |surface |of |the |parietal |
cell |membrane. |
Anti-secretory |drugs
What |are |PPIs |used |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-erosive |gastritis, |GERD |and |Zollinger-Ellison |
syndrome
*PUD, |duodenal |ulcers |caused |by |Helicobacter |pylori*
What |is |the |medication |of |choice |for |H.Pylori? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*Omeprazole |(Prilosec)*
What |is |the |drug |of |choice |for |PUD? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Famotidine |(Pepcid)
What |age |is |pantoprazole |approved |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*pantoprazole |is |not |approved |in |
children |five |years |of |age |and |younger*
Which |PPI |can |be |used |in |children |as |young |as |1 |year |of |age? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Esomeprazole, |
omeprazole, |and |lansoprazole
Patient |education |for |PPI |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Take |PPI |30 |mins |before |meals |
Older |patients |(especially |women) |are |at |risk |of |developing |osteoporosis |if |on |long |term |PPI |use
Monitor |patients |on |long |term |PPI |for |iron |and |B12 |levels
What |is |the |mechanism |of |action |of |prokinetics? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*Stimulate |the |motility |of |
the |GI |tract* |without |stimulating |gastric, |biliary |or |pancreatic |secretions
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025 SURE PASS!!
What |is |the |mechanism |of |action |for |antacids? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Weak |bases |that |react |with |
hydrochloric |acid |to |neutralize |acids |in |the |GI |tract.
What |are |antacids |used |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*Used |to |reduce |gastric |activity |in |the |
treatment |of |GERD |and |PUD*
What |does |Aluminum |Hydroxide/Magnesium |(Maalox) |treat? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Peptic |Ulcer |
Disease
What |is |Aluminum |Hydroxide |(amphojel) |treat? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hyperacidity
What |are |contraindications |of |antacids? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-abdominal |pain |of |unknown |cause, |
especially |with |fever
When |are |calcium-based |antacids |contraindicated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-If |the |patient |is |
hypercalcemic |or |has |renal |calculi
When |are |magnesium-based |antacids |contraindicated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-in |patients |with |renal |
failure |or |renal |insufficiency
When |are |aluminum-based |antacids |contraindicated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-in |patients |with |renal |
failure |on |dialysis
What |are |2 |side |effects |of |Cimetidine |(Tagamet)? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-gynecomastia
ED
, What |is |the |mechanism |of |action |for |Histamine |2 |Receptor |Agonist |(H2RA)? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Decrease |gastric |acid |secretion |by |reversibly |binding |to |histamine |type |2 |receptors |on |the |gastric |
parietal |cells, |interfering |with |gastric |acid |production |and |secretion |pathways
What |is |the |mechanism |of |action |of |PPIs? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cause |prolonged |reduction |of |
stomach |acid |production |by |effectively |blocking |gastric |acid |secretion |by |irreversibly |binding |to |and |
inhibiting |the |hydrogen-potassium |ATPase |pump |that |resides |on |the |luminal |surface |of |the |parietal |
cell |membrane. |
Anti-secretory |drugs
What |are |PPIs |used |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-erosive |gastritis, |GERD |and |Zollinger-Ellison |
syndrome
*PUD, |duodenal |ulcers |caused |by |Helicobacter |pylori*
What |is |the |medication |of |choice |for |H.Pylori? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*Omeprazole |(Prilosec)*
What |is |the |drug |of |choice |for |PUD? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Famotidine |(Pepcid)
What |age |is |pantoprazole |approved |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*pantoprazole |is |not |approved |in |
children |five |years |of |age |and |younger*
Which |PPI |can |be |used |in |children |as |young |as |1 |year |of |age? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Esomeprazole, |
omeprazole, |and |lansoprazole
Patient |education |for |PPI |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Take |PPI |30 |mins |before |meals |
Older |patients |(especially |women) |are |at |risk |of |developing |osteoporosis |if |on |long |term |PPI |use
Monitor |patients |on |long |term |PPI |for |iron |and |B12 |levels
What |is |the |mechanism |of |action |of |prokinetics? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*Stimulate |the |motility |of |
the |GI |tract* |without |stimulating |gastric, |biliary |or |pancreatic |secretions
