GI Tract Flashcards
7 factors that decrease esophageal closure
Fats, chocolate, alcohol, peppermint, acidic beverages, red wine, carbonated drinks
4 H2 receptor blockers
Cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, nizatidine
Cimetidine
Inhibits p450
Anti-androgenic
What 3 H2 receptor blockers are metabolized in the liver
Cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine
Side effects of H2 receptor blockers - 2
Bradycardia, confusion in elderly
Inhibitors of H+ formation
PRAZOLES
Omeprazole
Mechanism of inhibitors of H+ formation
Inhibits ATPase required to drive proton pump
What are inhibitors of H+ formation activated by
Prodrugs activated by acid
Are inhibitors of H+ formation acids or bases, strong or weak
Weak bases that stay in parietal cells
Side effects of inhibitors of H+ formation - 2
Hyperchlorhydria: lack of H+ production -> decreased Ca absorption -> osteoporosis
Decreased vitamin B12 absorption
Mechanism of antacids
Neutralize the acid
Systemic alkalinization
If cation is readily absorbed, then more anion can be absorbed
Order of cation absorbability
Na»Ca>Mg>Al
Na: form, speed, duration, neutralizing effect
NaHCO3, rapid, short, high
Ca: form, speed, duration, neutralizing effect
CaCO3, rapid, medium, high
Mg: form, speed, duration, neutralizing effect
Al(OH)3, slow, long, low
Al: form, speed, duration, neutralizing effect
Mg(OH)2, slow, medium, high
Sucralfate mechanism
Complex that when exposed to H+ becomes very viscous and binds to damaged mucosa
Not systemically absorbed
Sucralfate side effect
Excess Al absorption
What shouldn’t sucralfate be taken with and why
H+ depleters because it won’t be activated
Bismuth subsalicylate mechanism
Can increase mucous production in stomach and inhibit pylori growth
Bismuth subsalicylate side effects - 2
Darkening of feces with extended use
Unpleasant taste/odor in mouth
Misoprostol mechanism
Replaces PG-E lost after use of NSAIDs and GCs
Misoprostol side effect
Abortificient - increases uterine contractility
What combo of antibiotics are used for H pylori infections
Metronidazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin, tetracycline
Metoclopramide mechanism
DA, 5HT antagonist that increase motility without increasing gastric secretion
Metoclopramide side effects - 3
Sedation, depression, Parkinsons-like symptoms
Erythromycin mechanism
Acts directly on motilin receptors
Erythromycin side effects - 4
Ototoxicity, pseudomembranous colitis, arrthymia, inhibits p450