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| Laxatives that increase osmotic pressure in the small intestine, increasing water content and resulting in distention |
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| Laxatives that absorb water into the instestine increasing bulk and distending the bowel |
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| A laxative that increases fecal water content in the LG intestine, resulting in distention, increased peristalisis and evacuation |
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| Acts by coating the walls of the GI tract, binding to causaive bacteria or toxin to allow elmination via the stool |
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| Acts by decreasing peristalsis and musculartone of the intestine and thus slowing the movement of substances through the GI tract |
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| Laxatives that soften stool |
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| A laxative that stimulates the nerves that supply the intestine, which resultes in increased peristalsis |
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| Also acts to decrease bowel motility |
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Bismuth subsalicylate (pepto-bismol) would be the treatment of choice for which patien
-7yr old that has chkpox
-23 yrr old woman who has severe abdominal pain
-45 yr old man who is complaing of constipation
-58 yr old man that has diarrhea |
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| While taking peptobismol you should avoid what? |
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| What would you use for rapid relief of constipation? |
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| A patient is given PEG-3350 in a solution of GoLYTELY for prep for a colonscopy the patient has diarherra in about 45 minutes, and two hours pass and the patient still has diarrhea. What should you do? |
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| Remind the patient that it can take up to 4 hours to completely evacuate the bowl |
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| 79yr old women comes in and says my bowels just arent right. She wants advice on which laxative to take, so she can have a BM every day. What should you tell her |
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- a normal bowel pattern does not necessarily mean that you will have a BM everyday
-Increase your fluids and Fiber in your diet |
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| What drugs may cause drowsiness and drying of secreations when given to reduce nausea |
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| What class of antinausea drugs has proven to be very effective in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? |
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| Serotonin blockers and Tetrahydrocannabinoids |
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| A drug for N/V that is a syntetic derivative of the major active substance in marijuana is known as |
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| When giving antiemetic drugs for chemotherapy, what is the best time to give? |
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| When giving dronabinol to a patient with AIDS the nurse knows this drug may also have what effect in addition to reducing Nausea? |
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| Specialized protein that catalyzes chemical reactions in organic matter |
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| A deficiency of cyanocobalamin |
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| A nonprotein substance that combines w/ a protein molecule to form an active enzyme |
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| A condition caused by Vitamin D deficiency that is characterized by soft pliable bones |
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| An inorganic substance ingested and attached to enzymes or other organic molecules |
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| An organic compound essential in small quantities for normal physiologic and metabolic functioning of the body |
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| A condition resulting from an ascorbic acid deficiency that is characterized by weakness and anemia |
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| An essential organic compound that can be dissolved and stored in the liver and fatty tissues |
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| Biologically active Chemicals that make up vitamin E compounds |
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| A disease of the peripheral nerves caused by an inability to assmilate thiamine |
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| An essential organic compound that can be dissolved in water but is not stored in the body for long periods of time |
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| A disease resulting from a niacin deficency or a metabolic defect that interferes w/ the conversion of tryptophan to niacin |
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| What Vitamins can be toxic if consumed in excess |
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| A patient believes that taking megadoses of Vitamin C is healthy. What can happen if you take megadoses of Vitamin C |
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| N/V headache and abdominal cramps |
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| If excessive amount of water solouble vitamins are ingested what usually happens |
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| The excess amounts are normally excreted in the urine |
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| When reviewing the diet of a patient who has calcium deficiency the nurse recalls that efficient absorption of calcium requires adequate amounts of? |
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