What is used to treat moderate to severe inflammatory bowel ...

[karateprodigy]

What is used to treat moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease?
 
  a. Antacids
  b. Antibiotics
  c. Corticosteroids
  d. Antidiarrheal medications

Question 2

The nurse administers vitamin K to the newborn for what reason?
 
  a. Most mothers have a diet deficient in vitamin K, which results in the infant's
  being deficient.
  b. Vitamin K prevents the synthesis of prothrombin in the liver and must be given by
  injection.
  c. Bacteria that synthesize vitamin K are not present in the newborn's intestinal tract.
  d. The supply of vitamin K is inadequate for at least 3 to 4 months, and the newborn
  must be supplemented.

[frejo]

Answer to Question 1

C
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A These are not drugs of choice to treat the inflammatory process of inflammatory
bowel disease.
B Antibiotics may be used as adjunctive therapy to treat complications.
C Corticosteroids, such as prednisone and prednisolone, are used in short bursts to
suppress the inflammatory response in inflammatory bowel disease.
D These are not drugs of choice to treat the inflammatory process of inflammatory
bowel disease.

Answer to Question 2

C
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A Vitamin K is provided because the newborn does not have the intestinal flora to
produce this vitamin for the first week. The maternal diet has no bearing on the
amount of vitamin K found in the newborn.
B Vitamin K promotes the formation of clotting factors in the liver and is used for
the prevention and treatment of hemorrhagic disease in the newborn.
C This is an accurate statement.
D Vitamin K is not produced in the intestinal tract of the newborn until after
microorganisms are introduced. By day 8, normal newborns are able to produce
their own vitamin K.

[karateprodigy]

Correct answers!

[frejo]

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