Pharmacology: GI Medications – Flashcards

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A health care profession should question the use of metoclopramide for a patient who is taking which of the following drugs?
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Digoxin
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A health care professional is reviewing the medical record of a patient who is to begin taking ranitidine. Which of the following medications interacts with ranitidine?
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Ketoconazole
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A health care professional is assessing a client who was administered ondansetron IV 1 hr ago. Which of the following is an adverse effect of this drug?
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Dizziness
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A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to being taking ranitidine to treat GERD. The health care professional should tell the patient to take certain precautions when taking which of the following OTC drugs?
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Antacids
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A primary care provider who is considering the various pharmacologic options for a patient who has peptic ulcer disease should understand that which of the following drugs require monitoring of the patients phosphorus levels
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Aluminum hydroxide
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A health care profession should question the use of diphenoxylate/atropine for a patient who has which of the following disorders?
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Inflammatory Bowel disease
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When talking with a patient about taking metoclopramide to treat GERD, the health care professional should include which of the following instructions
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Chew gum or suck on hard candy
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When talking with a patient about taking lubiprostone, the health care profession should tell the patient not to take the drug if he has which of the following?
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Diarrhea
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A primary care provider should use caution when prescribing sulfasalazine for a patient who has
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aspirin sensitivity
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A health care professional is caring for an older adult patient who is about to being taking cimetidine to treat a duodenal ulcer. The health care professional should tell the patient to report which of the following adverse reactions
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lethargy
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A health care professional should question the use of misoprostol for a patient who has which of the following?
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a positive pregnancy test
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When talking with a patient about taking omeprazole to treat a duodenal ulcer, the health care professional should include which of the following instructions?
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Swallow the capsule whole
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A primary care provider should use caution when prescribing bisacodyl for a patient who has
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anorexia nervosa
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A health care professional should conclude that alosetron therapy is effective when a patient who is taking it reports which of the following
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One formed stool per day
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A health care professional is caring for a patient who takes phenytoin for a seizure disorder and is about to begin sucralfate therapy to treat a duodenal ulcer. The health care professional should tell the patient to take the drugs at least 2 hrs apart because
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sucralfate interfere with the absorption of phenytoin
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When talking with a patient about taking loperamide, the health care professional should include which of the following instructions
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Avoid activities that require alertness
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A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to being using dimenhydrinate to prevent motion sickness. Which of the following instructions should the health care profession include when talking with the patient about taking the drug?
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Take the drug 30-60 min before activities that trigger nausea avoid activities that require alertness increase fluid and fiber intake
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A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to being taking alosetron to treat irritable bowel syndrome. The health care professional should tell the patient to report which of the following adverse effects
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abdominal pain
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Which of the following drugs has protocols that require patients to meet specific risk-managment criteria and sign treatment agreement before the health care professional can administer the drug
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Alosetron
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A health care professional is about to administer ondansetron to a patient who is receiving chemotherapy. Which of the following actions should the health care professional take?
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Infused the drug 30 min prior to chemotherapy Infuse the drug slowly over 15 min Repeat the dose 4 hr after chemotherapy
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When talking with a patient about taking psyllium to treat constipation, the health care professional should include which of the following instructions
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Take the drug with at least 8 ox of fluid Increase fluid and five intake
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A health care professional is caring for a patient who has recently had a myocardial infarction and is about to being taking decussate sodium. The health care professional should explain that decussate sodium will have which of the following therapeutic effects
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prevents straining
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A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking azathioprine to treat inflammatory bowel disease. The health care professional should tell the patient to report which of the following adverse effects?
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Bruising Jaundice Sore throat Nausea
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