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Chief cells

Secrete pepsinogen: breaks down proteins

Parietal cells

  • secrete hydrochloric acid (breaks down food, activates pepsinogen, kills microbes)
  • secretes intrinsic factor (absorption of vitamin b12)

GERD Treatment

  • antacids
  • H2 receptor antagonists
  • proton pump inhibitors

Onset & duration of antacids

10-15 minutes, 2 hours

Antacids

  • aluminum (AlternaGel)
  • magnesium (Milk of Magnesium)
  • sodium (alka-seltzer)
  • calcium (tums)

If given milk with tums can cause this

Milk-alkali

Renal damage can happen when...

You take high doses of tums

H2-receptor antagonists

  • cimetidine (tagamet)
  • famotidine (pepcid)
  • nizatidine (axid)
  • ranitidine (Zantac)

What shouldn't be given at the same time as H2-receptor antagonists?

Antacids; decrease absorption

Proton pump inhibitors

  • esomeprazole (nexium)
  • lansoprazole (prevacid)
  • omeprazole (prilosec)
  • pantoprazole (protonix)
  • rabeprazole (aciphex)

Proton pump inhibitors side effects

  • abdominal pain
  • N&V
  • diarrhea
  • headache

What can cause calcium absorption interruption

Proton pump inhibitors

Where is a gastric ulcer found

Stomach

Duodenal ulcer found

Small intestine

Risk factors for peptic ulcer disease

  • family history
  • blood group O
  • smoking
  • caffeine
  • corticosteroids, NSAIDS, platelet inhibitors
  • stress
  • h . pylori bacteria

Duodenal ulcer signs & symptoms

  • gnawing & burning 1-3 hours after a meal
  • pain is worse when stomach is empty
  • N&V
  • hematemisis (blood in vomit)
  • melena (black tarry stools)

Gastric ulcer signs & symptoms

  • Pain may continue after ingesting food
  • anorexia
  • weight loss
  • vomiting

What is the most common cause for duodenal ulcer?

H. Pylori bacteria

Most common cause for gastric ulcers?

NSAIDS

What type of ulcer is a male most commonly get?

Duodenal ulcer

What type of ulcer does a female usually get?

Gastric ulcer

PUD treatment goals

  • relieve symptoms
  • promote healing
  • prevent recurrence

PUD Treatment

  • D/C NSAIDS: if not possible...
  • Proton pump inhibitors
  • H2 receptor antagonists
  • antibiotics

Helicobacter pylori type

Gram negative

What drug combo is 1st choice to treat H. Pylori?

Omeprazole (prilosec), clarithromycin (Biaxin) & amoxicillin (amoxil)

What drug combo is 2nd choice for H. Pylori?

Proton pump inhibitors, clarithromycin (Biaxin) & metronidazole (Flagyl)

What drug combo is 3rd choice for H. Pylori?

Proton pump inhibitors, bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismal), metronidazole (Flagyl) & tetracycline

Sucralfate (Carafate) what does it do?

Creates a thick gel that coats ulcer to allow healing

Sucralfate (Carafate) side effects

Constipation

Disadvantage of sucralfate (Carafate)

Must be taken 4 times a day

Misoprostol (cytotec) what does it do?

Inhibits gastric secretions & stimulates production of protective mucus

Misoprostol (cytotec) side effects

  • diarrhea
  • abdominal cramping
  • pregnancy category X

Metocopramide (reglan) what does it treat?

  • N&V
  • facilitates gastric emptying

Metocopramide (reglan) side effects

CNS effects: drowsiness, confusion & insomnia


Long term use: tardive dyskinesia

Reasons for constipation

  • lack of exercise
  • insufficient food intake
  • poor intake of dietary fiber
  • decreased fluid intake
  • medication (opioids, anticholinergic, some antacids & iron)
  • foods (alcohol, refined white flour, dairy, & chocolate)
  • diseases (hypothyroidism, diabetes & IBS)

Bulk forming laxatives examples

  • Metamucil
  • citrucel
  • fibercon

Teaching with bulk forming laxatives

  • absorbs water & provides bulk
  • drink plenty of water

What do you check for before giving a saline cathartics

Hypo bowel sounds

Why is it important to check bowel sounds before giving saline cathartics?

If there is a bowel obstruction it can perforate the bowels

Common side effects of laxatives & cathartics

  • abdominal distention
  • abdominal cramping
  • excessive use: diarrhea

Saline cathartics examples

  • lactulose
  • milk of magnesia
  • miralax
  • fleet phospho-soda

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Pulls water into the fecal mass to make stool more watery

Saline cathartics

Stimulant laxative examples


  • bisacodyl (dulcolax)
  • castor oil

Stimulant laxative action

Promotes peristalsis by irritating bowel mucosa

Used for colonoscopy prep

Saline cathartics

Stimulant laxative side effects

  • diarrhea
  • abdominal cramping

What two groups of laxatives may cause dehydration & F&E depletion & why

  • saline cathartics
  • stimulant laxative

Rapid acting

Stool softener or surfactant laxatives examples

  • docusate (Colace, Dulcolax stool softener)

Stool softener or surfactant laxatives action

Cause more water & fat to be absorbed into stools

Used for prevention of constipation

Stool softener

Herbal agent examples

  • senna (Ex lax, Senokot)
  • cascara sagrada
  • aloe
  • flaxseed

Herbal agent action

Irritates the bowel & increases peristalsis

Lubiprostone (Amitiza)


Approved for

Approved for chronic constipation & IBS in women

Methylnaltrexone (Relistor) used for

Used for chronic constipation in those with advanced illness who are receiving opioids

Blocks the effects of opioids on the colon

Methylnaltrexone (Relistor)

Causes of diarrhea

  • bowel infections
  • medication
  • IBS
  • IBD
  • pseudomembranous colitis

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Most effective diarrhea treatment

Opioids

Opioids action

Slows colon peristalsis (more time for fluid to be absorbed)

Opioid side effects

  • drowsiness
  • dizziness
  • dry mouth
  • constipation
  • paralytic ileus with toxic megacolon
  • respiratory depression
  • CNS depression

For short term use because of the potential dependence

Opioids

Opioid antidiarrheals drugs

  • diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil)
  • camphorated opium tincture (Paregoric)
  • difenoxin with atropine (Motofen)
  • loperamide (Imodium)

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Which opioid antidiarrheal is not a controlled substance

Loperamide (Imodium)

Which opioid antidiarrheal is a schedule V drug?

Diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil)

Dosing for loperamide (Imodium)

4mg first dose, 2mg with each episode up to 16mg/day

Dosing for diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil)

Up to 4 times daily (20mg/day max)

Bismuth salts (Pepto-Bismal) side effects

  • Constipation
  • nausea
  • tinnitus

Lactobacillus acidophilus side effects


  • stomach gas
  • diarrhea
  • abdominal pain

Octreotide (Sandostatin) side effects

  • nausea
  • diarrhea
  • abdominal pain

Miscellaneous antidiarrheal drugs

  • bismuth salts (Pepto-Bismal)
  • lactobacillus acidophilus
  • octreotide (Sandostatin)

Contraindications of antidiarrheals

  • poisoning
  • infection by toxic producing organisms
  • pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile

IBS

  • not inflammatory
  • IBS-D & IBS-C (or both)

IBD

  • inflammatory
  • Chrohn's disease & ulcerative colitis

IBS - irritable bowel syndrome

  • "spastic colon"
  • recurrent abdominal pain for at least 3 days per month during previous 3 months associated with 2 or more of the :

  1. Relieved by defecation
  2. Onset associated with change in stool frequency
  3. Onset associated with change in stool form & appearance

IBS signs & symptoms

  • abdominal pain
  • bloating
  • gas
  • cramping

IBS-D drugs

  • alosetron (Lotronex)
  • dicyclomineb (Bentyl)
  • hyoscyamine (Levsin)

IBS-D drug side effects

  • dry mouth
  • blurred vision
  • drowsiness
  • tachycardia
  • urinary hesitancy

IBS-C drug

Lubiprostone (Amitiza)

IBD - inflammatory bowel disease

Ulcers & mucosal erosion

Chrohn's disease signs & symptoms

  • abdominal pain
  • cramping
  • diarrhea

Ulcerative colitis signs & symptoms

  • abdominal cramping
  • stools more frequent & bloody

First step IBD drugs- ASA medications

  • mesalamine (Asacol)
  • sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)
  • balsalazide (Colazal)
  • olsalazine (Dipentum)

IBD corticosteroid drugs

  • prednisone
  • methylprednisolone
  • hydrocortisone
  • budesonide (Entocort-EC)

IBD immunosuppressant drugs

  • azsthioprine (Imuran)
  • methotrexate (MTX)

ASA medication side effects

  • headache
  • abdominal pain
  • diarrhea
  • N&V
  • rash
  • flu-like illness
  • allergic reaction
  • hepatotoxicity
  • blood dyscrasias
  • renal impairment

What IBD drugs take 3- months until onset of action

Immunosuppressants

When to use biologic drugs for IBD?

When corticosteroid therapy is inable to control symptoms

TNF Inhibitors

  • Remicade (Crohn's & Ulcer colitis)
  • Humira (Crohn's)

Biologic therapies

  • certolizumab pegol (Cimzia)
  • natalizumab (Tysabri)

Why are biologic therapies not the first step drugs?

They are expensive and there is a high risk for infection.

What causes vomiting

A reflex controlled by vomiting center in the medulla, triggered by signals from digestive tract, inner ear, and CTZ in cerebral cortex

Types of antiemetics

  • Anticholinergics & antihistamines
  • Benzodiazepine
  • Cannabinoids
  • Corticosteroids
  • Neurokinin receptor antagonist
  • Phenothiazine and thenothiazine-like drugs
  • Serotonin receptor antagonists

Anticholinergics and antihistamine Antiemetic drugs

  • scopolamine (Transderm Scop) patch
  • dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)
  • meclizine (Antivert)

Anticholinergics and antihistamine Antiemetic drug Side Effects

  • Drowsiness
  • dry mouth
  • blurred vision

Benzodiazepine & Cannabinoids used for

Nausea related to chemotherapy

Benzodiazepine & Cannabinoids Drugs

  • lorazepam (Ativan)
  • dronabinol (Marinol)

Corticosteroids Used for

Short term therapy for chemo-induced and post-op N&V

Corticosteroids drugs

  • dexamethasone (Decadron)
  • methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol)

Corticosteroids side effects

  • Mood swings
  • weight gain
  • insomnia
  • peptic ulcer
  • osteoporosis
  • masks infections

Neurokinin Receptor Antagonist used for

given prior to chemotherapy

Neurokinin Receptor Antagonist drug

aprepitant (Emend)

Neurokinin Receptor Antagonist side effects

  • fatigue
  • anorexia
  • constipation/diarrhea
  • dehydration
  • peripheral neuropathy

Phenothiazine & phenothiazine-like drugs

  • metoclopramide (Reglan)
  • prochlorperazine (Compazine)
  • promethazine (Phenergan)

Phenothiazine & phenothiazine-like drug side effects

  • dry mouth & eyes
  • constipation
  • CNS depression
  • EPS
  • Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Serotonin Receptor Antagonist used for

Nausea and Vomiting caused by



  • chemo
  • radiation
  • surgery

Serotonin Receptor Antagonist drugs

  • ondansetron (Zofran)
  • dolasetron (Anzemet)
  • granisetron (Kytril)

Serotonin Receptor Antagonist side effects

  • headache
  • constipation/diarrhea
  • dizziness