The client asks the nurse how his ranitidine works to treat his heartburn. The nurse's best response is:
a. "Ranitidine block the histamine-2 receptors in the stomach to decrease gastric acid."
b. "Your medication works by blocking histamine release to decrease gastric acid."
c. "Ranitidine is a proton pump inhibitor that causes a decrease in the release of gastric acid."
d. "Your medication works by suppressing pepsin, an enzyme in the stomach."
ANS: A
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A Correct: This is the action of ranitidine, a histamine-2 receptor antagonist.
B Incorrect: This is not the action of ranitidine.
C Incorrect: Ranitidine is a histamine-2 receptor antagonist not a proton pump inhibitor.
D Incorrect: This is not true of ranitidine.
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