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HONDROS NUR 166/ NUR166 Exam 2 |
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1. The serotonin-blocking drugs (granisetron and ondansetron)
work by blocking serotonin receptors located in the GI tract,
CTZ, and vomiting center. They are most commonly used for
the prevention of ____________ induced nausea and vomiting
and postoperative nausea and vomiting.: chemotherapy
2. ___________ is the only commercially available
tetrahydrocannaboid. It is a synthetic derivative of THC, the
major active substance in marijuana.: Dronabinol
3. Dronabinol is generally used as a second line antiemetic
after treatment with other antiemetics has failed. It is also used
to stimulate ______ and ________ in patients with AIDS and in
chemotherapy patients.: Appetite
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Weight gain
4. ________ is a herbal and dietary supplement is used in the
relief of nausea and vomiting, including that induced by cancer
chemotherapy, morning sickness, and motion sickness.: Ginger
5. Ginger can increase absorption of all oral medications and may
theoretically increase bleeding risk with _______ or ________
drugs.: anticoagulants
&
antiplatelets
6. H2 receptor antagonists competitively block the H2 receptors
of _____ producing parietal cells. Up to 90% inhibition of vagal
and gastrin stimulated acid secretion occurs when ______ is
blocked.: acid
&
histamine
7. The suffix for H2 receptor antagonist is ______.: Dine
(cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, and nizatidine.)
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Famotidine is a rapid release form it dissolves quickly under patients
tongue and taken without water.
8. __________ carries a higher risk of drug interactions than the
other three drugs, especially in the elderly. Cimetidine binds
enzymes of the hepatic cytochrome P-450, which is a liver
enzyme that metabolizes many different drugs. By inhibiting the
metabolism of drugs metabolized via this pathway, it may raise
the blood concentrations of certain drugs.: Cimetidine
Is given with meals.
If take antacid take 1-2 hours after drug was given.
9. All "dines" may cause confusion especially in the _______,
but cimetidine has the highest risk of causing confusion.: older
10. _______________ including lansoprazole, omeprazole,
rabeprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole, and dexlansoprazole
bind directly to the hydrogen-potassium-ATPase pump
mechanism and irreversibly inhibit the action of this enzyme,
resulting in ______ blockage of hydrogen ion secretion.: Proton
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, Pump Inhibitors
total
11. PPI's can be used in combination with _________ to
treat H. pylori infections.: antibiotics
12. H. pylori is found in the GI tracts of roughly 90% of
patients with duodenal ulcers and 70% of those with gastric
ulcers. First line therapy includes a 10-to-14-day course of a
__________ and the antibiotic clarithromycin and either
amoxicillin or metronidazole.: Proton pump inhibitors
13. PPIs are generally tolerated. However, the Food and
Drug Administration issued a warning in 2010 regarding the
long-term use of high-dose PPI's which has been associated
with chloridoids difficile infections, risk for
________________ fractures, and pneumonia.: wrist, hip, and spine
14. PPIs may increase serum levels of diazepam and
phenytoin and there may be an increase chance of _________
in patients who are taking both PPI and warfarin.: bleeding