The client asks the nurse how his ranitidine works to treat his heartburn. The nurse's best response is:
a. Ranitidine block the histamine-2 receptors in the stomach to decrease gastric acid.
b. Your medication works by blocking histamine release to decrease gastric acid.
c. Ranitidine is a proton pump inhibitor that causes a decrease in the release of gastric acid.
d. Your medication works by suppressing pepsin, an enzyme in the stomach.
Question 2
An example of an antacid that releases carbon dioxide when it neutralizes acid in the stomach is:
a. magnesium hydroxide. c. aluminum phosphate.
b. aluminum hydroxide. d. calcium carbonate.