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EDAPT: Elimination Questions and Answers
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What is the primary goal of antidiarrheal medications? Ans: Decrease
diarrhea
Which health alterations can occur in a client with prolonged diarrhea?
Select all that apply. Ans: Electrolyte imbalances
Acidosis
Fluid imbalances
Malnutrition
Specify which are classes of antidiarrheal drugs. Ans: Adsorbents
Probiotics
Antimotility
The therapeutic use of antidiarrheal medications is for control and
symptom relief of __________. Ans: Acute and chronic diarrhea
Match the type of antidiarrheal used for the type of case: Ans: Mild Cases:
Adsorbents
Severe Cases:
Opiates
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Anticholinergics
Antibiotic-Caused Diarrhea Cases:
Probiotics
Which antidiarrheal should be used with caution in children and teenagers
due to the risk of Reye's syndrome? Ans: Bismuth subsalicylate
Anticholinergics work by __________ peristalsis by __________ contractions
and smooth muscle tone of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Ans: Decelerating
Reducing
Which opiate medications are used as antidiarrheals? Select all that apply.
Ans: Opium tincture
Paregoric
Loperamide
What is the therapeutic use of antidiarrheal medications? Ans: Control and
symptom relief of diarrhea
The therapeutic action of anticholinergic antidiarrheal medications is to
__________. Ans: Reduce contractions and smooth muscle tone of the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
The primary action of adsorbent antidiarrheal medications is to __________.
Ans: Coat the walls of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and bind the bacteria or
toxin to the adsorbent surface for elimination.
Identify the examples of probiotics from the list below. Select all that apply.
Ans: Lactobacillus
Saccharomyces boulardii
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What are the therapeutic actions of opiate antidiarrheal medications? Select
all that apply. Ans: Reduce bowel motility and rectal spasms.
Increase absorption of water, electrolytes, and nutrients from the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
What are the actions of probiotics on the gastrointestinal (GI) system? Select
all that apply. Ans: Increase normal GI flora
Decrease dangerous bacterial overgrowth
Which are contraindications of antidiarrheal medications? Select all that
apply. Ans: Severe abdominal pain of unknown cause
Parasitic infection
Intestinal obstruction
Colitis
Drag the drug examples to the appropriate antidiarrheal classes listed on
the left side. Ans: Adsorbents - Bismuth subsalicylate
Anticholinergics - Atropine
Opiates - Codeine
Probiotics - Lactobacillus
What are the goals of antidiarrheal medication treatments? Select all that
apply. Ans: Decrease stool frequency
Decrease pain associated with abdominal cramps.
Prevent malabsorption and nutritional deficits.
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EDAPT: Elimination Questions and Answers
Latest Update
What is the primary goal of antidiarrheal medications? Ans: Decrease
diarrhea
Which health alterations can occur in a client with prolonged diarrhea?
Select all that apply. Ans: Electrolyte imbalances
Acidosis
Fluid imbalances
Malnutrition
Specify which are classes of antidiarrheal drugs. Ans: Adsorbents
Probiotics
Antimotility
The therapeutic use of antidiarrheal medications is for control and
symptom relief of __________. Ans: Acute and chronic diarrhea
Match the type of antidiarrheal used for the type of case: Ans: Mild Cases:
Adsorbents
Severe Cases:
Opiates
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Anticholinergics
Antibiotic-Caused Diarrhea Cases:
Probiotics
Which antidiarrheal should be used with caution in children and teenagers
due to the risk of Reye's syndrome? Ans: Bismuth subsalicylate
Anticholinergics work by __________ peristalsis by __________ contractions
and smooth muscle tone of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Ans: Decelerating
Reducing
Which opiate medications are used as antidiarrheals? Select all that apply.
Ans: Opium tincture
Paregoric
Loperamide
What is the therapeutic use of antidiarrheal medications? Ans: Control and
symptom relief of diarrhea
The therapeutic action of anticholinergic antidiarrheal medications is to
__________. Ans: Reduce contractions and smooth muscle tone of the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
The primary action of adsorbent antidiarrheal medications is to __________.
Ans: Coat the walls of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and bind the bacteria or
toxin to the adsorbent surface for elimination.
Identify the examples of probiotics from the list below. Select all that apply.
Ans: Lactobacillus
Saccharomyces boulardii
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What are the therapeutic actions of opiate antidiarrheal medications? Select
all that apply. Ans: Reduce bowel motility and rectal spasms.
Increase absorption of water, electrolytes, and nutrients from the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
What are the actions of probiotics on the gastrointestinal (GI) system? Select
all that apply. Ans: Increase normal GI flora
Decrease dangerous bacterial overgrowth
Which are contraindications of antidiarrheal medications? Select all that
apply. Ans: Severe abdominal pain of unknown cause
Parasitic infection
Intestinal obstruction
Colitis
Drag the drug examples to the appropriate antidiarrheal classes listed on
the left side. Ans: Adsorbents - Bismuth subsalicylate
Anticholinergics - Atropine
Opiates - Codeine
Probiotics - Lactobacillus
What are the goals of antidiarrheal medication treatments? Select all that
apply. Ans: Decrease stool frequency
Decrease pain associated with abdominal cramps.
Prevent malabsorption and nutritional deficits.
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