A patient who is prescribed sucralfate asks the nurse how this drug will help treat his gastric ulcer. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Sucralfate decreases secretion of gastric acids to help your ulcer heal."
b. "Sucralfate completely blocks the secretion of gastric acids so your ulcer can heal."
c. "Sucralfate treats the infection with H. pylori that is the major cause of gastric ulcers."
d. "Sucralfate forms a thick coating to cover the ulcer, protect from further damage, and allow healing."
D
Sucralfate is a cryoprotective drug. These drugs form a thick coating that covers an ulcer to pro-tect the open sore from further damage and allow healing to occur. Histamine blockers decrease secretion of gastric acids. Proton pump inhibitors block secretion of gastric acids. Antibiotics are used to treat H. pylori infections.
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