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robinn137

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While the patient is being treated with bismuth subsalicylate, the health care provider should en-sure that he not be concurrently treated with:
 
  a. Ampicillin
  b. Vancomycin
  c. Acetaminophen
  d. Tetracycline

Question 2

Which of the following health problems would cause a health care provider to question an order for bisacodyl (Dulcolax) for a constipated patient?
 
  a. Spinal cord injury
  b. Abdominal pain of unknown origin
  c. Irritable bowel syndrome
  d. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Bismuth subsalicylate can decrease the absorption of tetracycline antibiotics.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Stimulant laxatives are contraindicated for use in patients with hypersensitivity, abdominal pain of unknown cause (especially when associated with fever), rectal fissures, and ulcerated hemor-rhoids.





 

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