• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/8

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

8 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back

What are the five groups of laxatives?

Identity the product associate with each:
 
Polycarbophils, semisynthetic celluloses, and psyllium husk

Identity the product associate with each:



Polycarbophils, semisynthetic celluloses, and psyllium husk

What is the mechanism of action of functional fiber? What is the net result?

Most beneficial form of fiber is dietary

What are the three surfactant laxatives?

Which surfactant laxative is this?

Which surfactant laxative is this?

Ducosates: dioctyl sodium



Sulfosuccinate



Anion surfactant = salt


Castor oil also increases intestinal motility

Which surfactant laxative is this?

Which surfactant laxative is this?

Poloxamers

Which surfactant laxative is this?

Which surfactant laxative is this?

Castor oil

Where do stimulant laxatives act? What do they increase the permeability of? What is their effect on water and electrolytes? Effect on contractility of colon? Effect on prostaglandin synthesis and intestinal secretions?

Increase the permeability of the intestinal mucosa



MOST POTENT CLASS OF LAXATIVES