When caring for a patient diagnosed with a peptic ulcer, the nurse administers omeprazole (Prilosec) along with what antibiotic to eradicate Helicobacter pylori?
A) Gentamicin
B) Ketoconazole
C) Tetracycline
D) Amoxicillin
D
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Gastric acid pump or proton pump inhibitors are recommended for the short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease, erosive esophagitis, and benign active gastric ulcer; for the long-term treatment of pathologic hypersecretory conditions; as maintenance therapy for healing of erosive esophagitis and ulcers; and in combination with amoxicillin and clarithromycin for the treatment of H. pylori infection. The other options are not antibiotics used to eradicate H. pylori.
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