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These drugs are indicated for the acute relief of symptoms associated with peptic ulcer disease, gastritis and heart burn
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 Antacids |
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Patients who take calcium containing antacids may develop these symptoms: headache, anorexia, n/v and unusual tiredness. This is a syndrome called
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Milk-alkali syndrome
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These drugs, famotidine, cimetidine, and ranitidine belong to what class?
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H2 receptor antagonists
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H2 receptor antagonists block the H2 receptor of what type of cell?
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Parietal cells
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Which of these 4 drugs (cimetidine, famotidine, ranitidine and nizatidine) are known to have higher risk of drug interactions especially in the elderly?
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 Cimetidine |
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Pantoprazole can be given in NG tubes of at least this size because of the size of the granules?
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 16 gauge |
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True or False
There is some emerging data that suggests patients who take PPIs for a long period of time are at increased risk of developing osteoporosis |
 True |
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This PPI is often dictated by insurance companies to be used as a first line drug
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 Omeprazole |
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Patients taking H2 antagonists should avoid these drugs or other products
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 NSAIDs, alcohol and caffeine |
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An enzyme that breaks down proteins
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Pepsin
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