A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sucralfate. Which of the following outcomes indicates a therapeutic effect of the medication?

Relief of gastrointestinal pain

Improvement of impaired vision

Prevention of opportunistic infections.

Alleviate Helicobacter pylori

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is A

Rationale- Sucralfate is used for coating the lining of gastric ulcers to prevent exposure to acid allowing for healing. It binds to protein containing exudate to form a paste-like substance that coats the ulcers.

B-Sucralfate has no effect of quality of vision

C-Sucralfate has no role in prophylaxis in infections

D-Sucralfate relieves pain in H. Pylori induced gastric ulcers but no effect of infection control

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Correct Answer is C

Explanation

Prednisone is a corticosteroid used in the management of inflammatory disorders like gouty arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and connective tissue disorders. Prednisone, like other corticosteroids have a counter regulatory effect in glucose metabolism and increases insulin resistance in the peripheral tissues leading to hyperglycemia
A- Cimetidine is a histamine receptor antagonist used in management of gastric ulcers. It has no effect of glucose tolerance.
B. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant use in upper respiratory infections and has no effect on glucose tolerance.
D. Atorvastatin is a lipid lowering agent used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular event such as myocardial infarction and stroke. It has no effect on glucose

A. Finasteride B. Leuprolide C. Cyclophosphamide D. Tamoxifen

Correct Answer is B

Explanation

Testosterone acts of the prostatic tissue leading to abnormal/dysplastic tissue hyperplasia and hypertrophy in prostatic cancer. Leuprolide is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. It suppresses the release of testosterone which is necessary for enlargement of prostatic tissue.

A. Finasteride is a 5-alpha reductase used in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia which is not cancerous

C. Cyclophosphamide is a chemotherapeutic agent used in other cancers but not prostate cancer

D. Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used in the treatment of breast cancer.

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