NU 641 Midterm Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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2024/2025
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2024/2025
NU 641 Midterm Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Non-pharmacologic treatment of PUD - Answer-5-6 small meals a day can reduce
fluctuations in gastric pH
Smoking delays recovery
Avoid aspirin and NSAIDs; aspirin ok if taking low dose for CV disease
Avoid alcohol of patient notices a dif...
How to mask the taste of castor oil - Answer✔✔-Stimulant laxative that quickly acts 2-6 hours
Do not take at bedtime
Chill it and mix with fruit juice
Magnesium preparations for constipation and how to use them - Answer✔✔-Osmotic laxative
Magnesium salts (Magnesium hydroxide, magnesium citrate, milk of magnesium
High dose is used for procedures or ingested poison or dead parasites after anthelmintic
therapy
Low dose 6-12 hours semifluid stools
What happens when oral drugs for constipation are acutely stopped - Answer✔✔-Bowel
movement may be absent for several days.
Once a day bowel habit may not be normal, stool quality is more important that frequency or
quantity
What does senna do to the urine - Answer✔✔-Harmless yellow-brown or pink color to the urine
When is lactulose used as a laxative - Answer✔✔-Reserved for patients who do not respond
adequately to bulk forming agents
Use of bulk laxatives (e.g. psyllium) and what to do if ineffective - Answer✔✔-Produce soft
formed stool 1-3 days
Temporary treatment of constipation, diverticulitis, and IBS
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