Exposure to which substance protects the mucosal barrier of the stomach?

a. Prostaglandins
b. Acetylcholine
c. Helicobacter pylori
d. Regurgitated bile


Ans: a. Prostaglandins

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The client is being treated with methenamine. He has been self-medicating with sodium bicarbonate as an antacid. The nurse anticipates that the interaction of these two medications will result in a(n) ____ of methenamine

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