ATI RN
Gastrointestinal drugs Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 52-year-old patient is taking well adjusted dosages of theophylline, warfarin, quinidine, and phenytoin for multiple medical problems. However, he starts taking a drug for some GI distress, but he presents with toxic effects from all his other medications, with elevation of their serum concentrations. Which was the drug the patient most likely took?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A patient undergoing cancer chemotherapy gets ondansetron for prophylaxis of drug-induced nausea and vomiting. Which of the following best describes this drug's main mechanism of action in this setting?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
On your way to an examination, you experience the vulnerable feeling that an attack of diarrhea is imminent. Which one of the following anti-diarrheal drugs could you buy without a prescription even though it is related chemically to the strong opioid-analgesic meperidine?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The most dependable emetic used to expel ingested poisons is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A patient returning from dinner party meets with road accident and has to be urgently operated upon under general anaesthesia. Which drug can be injected intramuscularly to hasten his gastric emptying
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.