Chapter 41 Flashcards
Osmotic Laxatives examples
Magnesium hydroxide (MOM) Magnesium citrate
Osmotic Laxatives side effects
↑Mg level, dehydration
Bulk-Forming Laxatives contraindications
opiod use
Psyllium (Metamucil) category
Bulk-Forming Laxatives
Stool Softeners examples
Docusate sodium
Docusate calcium
(colace)
Lactulose use
Pulls water into intestine
Used for constipation and to remove ammonia in pt with liver disease
diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil) category
Opioid Antidiarrheals
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) components
Ulcerative colitis
Crohn’s disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) symptoms
Abdominal cramping and diarrhea
Crohn’s disease
ulceration in distal part of small intestine
Ulcerative colitis
erosions in large intestine
Mild-to-moderate IBD tx
with 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agents
Persistant IBD tx
corticosteroids
Severe IBD tx
immunosuppresants
Crohn’s disease tx
Adalimumab (Humira™)