MN 553 Week 3 Quiz: Pharmacology

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MN 553 Week 3 Quiz: Pharmacology-Jim presents with complaints of “heartburn” that is minimally relieved with Tums (calcium carbonate) and is diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). ... An appropriate first- step therapy would be: Question 1 options: Omeprazole (Prilosec) twice a day Ranitidine (Zantac) twice a day Famotidine (Pepcid) once a day Metoclopramide (Reglan) four times a day Question 2 (2 points) Saved An elderly person has been prescribed lactulose for treatment of chronic constipation. Monitoring with long-term treatment would include: Question 2 options: Electrolytes, including potassium and chloride Bone mineral density for osteoporosis Magnesium level Liver function Question 3 (2 points) Saved The next step in treatment when a patient has been on proton pump inhibitors twice daily for 12 weeks and not improving is: Question 3 options: Add a prokinetic (metoclopramide) Referral for endoscopy Switch to another proton pump inhibitor Add a cytoprotective drug Question 4 (2 points) Saved If a patient with H. pylori-positive peptic ulcer disease fails first-line therapy, the second-line treatment is: Question 4 options: Test H. pylori for resistance to common treatment regimens Proton pump inhibitor plus clarithromycin plus amoxicillin for 14 days Proton pump inhibitor and levofloxacin for 14 days Question 5 (2 points) Saved [Show More]

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