In the context of the treatment of peptic ulcer caused by H. pylori, triple therapy refers to using ________.
A. two antibiotics and a proton pump inhibitor
B. an antibiotic, a bismuth compound, and a proton pump inhibitor
C. two antibiotics and a bismuth compound
D. an antibiotic, an antifungal, and a bismuth compound
Answer: C
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Carlton, a 6-year-old boy, was playing on a sandy beach with his mother. He began to run along the shoreline when he stepped on the sharp edge of a shell, giving himself a deep cut on his foot
His mother washed his foot in the lake and put on his running shoe to take him home. One day later, Carlton's foot looked worse. The gash was red and painful. The foot was warm to touch and appeared swollen. Carlton's mom put some gauze over the wound and prepared to take him to the local community health clinic. What is the physiologic mechanism causing the wound to become red, hot, swollen, and painful? How is this different than the inflammatory response that might occur in an internal organ? What are the immunologic events that are happening at the local level during Carlton's acute inflammatory response? Nutrition plays an important factor in wound healing. What stages of wound healing would be affected by a deficiency in vitamins A and C?
Which of the following statements by the client indicates that further teaching about proton pump inhibitor therapy is warranted?
a. "These are just more expensive versions of the histamine-2 antagonists." b. "The esomeprazole actually helps my esophagus heal." c. "I should take my esomeprazole on an empty stomach." d. "The esomeprazole prevent further damage to my esophagus from stomach acid."
The nurse assigned to assertive community treatment (ACT) should explain the program's treatment goal as:
a. assisting patients to maintain abstinence from alcohol and other substances of abuse. b. providing structure and a therapeutic milieu for mentally ill patients whose symptoms require stabilization. c. maintaining medications and stable psychiatric status for incarcerated inmates who have a history of mental illness. d. providing services for mentally ill individuals who require intensive treatment to continue to live in the community.
"Force fluids" means to
A) force the patient to drink two glasses of water each time you are in the room. B) encourage the patient to take in as much fluid as possible. C) give the patient at least 5000 mL per day. D) encourage the patient to drink only water.