Gastro (last one!!!) Flashcards
(63 cards)
name a surfactant laxative
docusate
name some protective factors against ulcers
mucus
prostaglandins
bicaronate
circulation
why does loperamide have few effects on the brain
because it crosses the blood brain barrier properly
what drug is an enhancer of mucosal defenses
misoprostol
what causes an ulcer
imbalance between aggressive or lesional factors and defensive or protective layers
name 3 other effects that bismuth subsalicylate has
bacteriostatic
antisecretory
anti-inflammatory
name 3 antacids
Mg(OH)2
Al(OH)3
CaCO3
name the quadruple therapy with bismuth to treat h pylori
PPI
tetracycline
bismuth salts
metronidazole
what is an adverse effect of Al(OH)3
constipation
name the quadruble therapy without bismuth to treat h pylori
PPI (esomeprazole)
3 antibiotics:
amoxicillin
clarithromycin
metronidazole
what causes most duodenal ulcers
95% h pylori
5% NSAIDs
how does sucralfate work
it forms a thick protective barrier on the ulcer
name some other antidiarrheal drugs
anticholinergic drugs
verapamil
Al salts
diphenoxylate and atropine
what is an ulcer
defined area of erosion passing through the lining of the GI wall
name some AE of misoprostol
diarrhea
cramps
uterus contraction
how do lubrification laxatives work
coat the intestinal lining
how does loperamide
decreases intestinal motility which allows more time absorption of fluid and electrolytes
what type of drug is misoprostol
prostaglandin PGE1 analogue
what causes most gastric ulcers
70% h pylori
25% NSAIDs
what is the duration of quadruple therapy with bismuth
7-14 days
how do osmotic laxatives work
they draw water by osmosis into the intestine and colon
less prostaglandins in gastric mucosa leads to what
dec mucus
dec bicarbonate
dec gastric circuation
inc secretion of HCl
how do stimulate laxatives work
stimulate enterie neurons:
inc peristalsis
inc water electrolytes in colon