Exam 11: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Common Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System

A patient comes to see you and you diagnose him with a peptic ulcer.You would like to prescribe short-term (one month)therapy with esomeprazole (Nexium)to give the ulcer the required time to heal.You also notice that this patient has a heart condition for which he is taking digoxin (Lanoxin).Is it okay to continue with this therapy?

How many treatment steps are there in the step-up approach to managing GERD?

A patient complains to you that she has a rash that started just after she took a PPI medication.Is this possible?

A patient complains of an acid stomach one hour after eating a large pepperoni pizza.You give the patient an over-the-counter (OTC)agent containing calcium carbonate.The patient asks,"How long will the reduced acidity last with this OTC product?" Identify the most appropriate response.

Which of the following chemical classes do antacids fall under?

Which of the following is not a main class of drugs used in the treatment of diarrhea?

Besides recommending drugs for the treatment of GERD,what lifestyle modifications can you suggest as part of a treatment plan?

How much more likely are women to develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)than men?

You have recommended a phenothiazine agent for a child with nausea.How long would you tell the mother it should be before her child can expect relief after she administers the first oral dose?

Which of the following is NOT a class of drugs used in the treatment of GERD?

There are six oral aminosalicylate preparations available in the United States: sulfasalazine (Azulfidine),mesalamine (Asacol,Lialda,Pentasa),balsalazide (Colazal),and olslazine (Dipentum).What distinguishes these drugs from each other is:

Which of the following agents is listed in category X by the FDA for its history of causing birth defects among pregnant women?

How quickly can phenothiazines be absorbed?

For how long do antacids reduce acidity if they are ingested 1 hour after meals?

Which of the following does not help reduce diarrhea?

What distinguishes dyspepsia from GERD?

The agent lubiprostone (Amitiza)effectively softens and loosen a stool and thus is able to relieve idiopathic constipation.However,clinicians should alert patients to the side effect of:

Agents having anticholinergic properties are those that can be expected to:

Propylene glycol is the ingredient in a preparation called Miralax,which is used to clean the bowel prior to surgery or for a rectal examination.Patients using this drug are advised to:

When prochlorperazine (Compazine)is administered rectally to relieve nausea and vomiting,what is the likely effect if it is used in too high of a dose or for the first time?