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Author Question: A 68-year-old patient with a bleeding duodenal ulcer has a nasogastric (NG) tube in place, and the ... (Read 94 times)

neverstopbelieb

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on: Jun 25, 2018
A 68-year-old patient with a bleeding duodenal ulcer has a nasogastric (NG) tube in place, and the health care provider orders 30 mL of aluminum hydroxide/magnesium hydroxide (Maalox) to be instilled through the tube every hour.

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A family member of a 28-year-old patient who has suffered massive abdominal trauma in an automobile accident asks the nurse why the patient is receiving famotidine (Pepcid). The nurse will explain that the medication will


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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Correct answers!


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