The nurse anticipates that a client admitted with acute pancreatitis will be treated with which medications?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
2. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
3. Acetazolamide (Diamox)
4. Dicyclomine (Bentyl)
5. Pancrelipase (Creon)
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: For clients with acute pain, an opioid such as hydromorphone (Dilaudid) brings effective relief.
Rationale 2: To reduce gastric and pancreatic juice secretions, H2-receptor blockers such as cimetidine (Tagamet) may be prescribed.
Rationale 3: To decrease the amount of pancreatic enzymes secreted, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors such as acetazolamide (Diamox) may be used.
Rationale 4: To decrease the amount of pancreatic enzymes secreted, antispasmodics such as dicyclomine (Bentyl) may be used.
Rationale 5: Pancreatic enzyme supplementation is often used in clients with chronic pancreatitis.
Global Rationale: For clients with acute pain, an opioid such as hydromorphone (Dilaudid) brings effective relief. To reduce gastric and pancreatic juice secretions, H2-receptor blockers such as cimetidine (Tagamet) may be prescribed. To decrease the amount of pancreatic enzymes secreted, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors such as acetazolamide (Diamox) may be used. To decrease the amount of pancreatic enzymes secreted, antispasmodics such as dicyclomine (Bentyl) may be used. Pancreatic enzyme supplementation is often used in clients with chronic pancreatitis, not acute pancreatitis
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