PUD Flashcards
PUD stands for
Peptic Ulcer Disease
types of ulcers (2)
gastric and duodenal
Are H. pylori caused ulcers more prevalent in the duodenum or stomach?
duodenum
Are NSAID caused ulcers more prevalent in the duodenum or stomach?
stomach
Signs and Symptoms
- food can help determin location
- Duodenum - pain ___
- Stomach - pain ___
- relieves
- worsens
T or F: a duodenal ulcer would be relieved by eating food
True
Ways to confirm H. pylori
* endoscopy
* antibody detenction
* ___ breath test
* fecal antigen
urea
principles of H. pylori Treatment
- ___ + 2-3 antibiotics
PPI
if you cant use a PPI, use a H2RA
H. pylori treatment
Bismuth Quad Therapy
* what are the 4 drugs
* Duration: ___ days
- PPI BID
- bismuth subsalicylate
- metronidazole
- tetracycline
10-14 days
H. pylori treatment - convenience packaging
Helidac - Bismuth Quad
* ___ administration package
* 14 blister cards containing:
* Metronidazole 250 mg (1 tab ____ )
* Tetracycline ___ mg (1 cap QID)
* bismuth subsalicylate 262.4 mg (2 tab ___ )
* must also take PPI ___
- daily
- QID
- 500 mg
- QID
- BID
H. pylori treatment - convenience packaging
Pylera - Bismuth Quad
* 3-in-1 capsule containing (3 drugs)
* Dose: 3 caps ___ for 10 days
* must take PPI ___
- bismuth subcitrate potassium 140 mg
- metronidazole 125 mg
- tetracycline 125 mg
* QID
* BID
H. pylori Therapy Breakdown
Clarithromycin - Concomitant
1. PPI ___
2. Clarithromycin 250-500 mg ___
3. Amoxicillin 1 g ___
4. Metronidazole 250-500 mg ___
Duration: ___ days
BID
10-14 days
T or F: Clarithromycin Triple Therapy is okay to use
False
H. pylori Therapy Breakdown
Clarithromycin Hybrid Therapy
1. PPI BID days ___
2. amoxicillin 1 g BID days __
3. Clarithromycin 250-500 mg BID days ___
4. metronidazole 250-500 mg BID days ___
Duration: ___ days
- 1-14
- 1-14
- 7-14
- 7-14
14 days
H. pylori Therapy Breakdown
Clarithromycin Sequential Therapy
1. PPI BID days ___
2. amoxicillin 1 g BID days ___
3. clarithromycin 250-500 mg BID days ___
4. metronidazole 250-500 mg BID days ___
Duration: ___
- 1-10
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 6-10
10 days
H. pylori Therapy Breakdown
Levofloxain Triple Therapy
1. PPI BID
2. Levofloxacin 500 mg ___
3. Amoxicillin 1g ___
Duration: ___ days
- daily
- BID
10-14 days
T or F: Clarithromycin is the most commonly used H. pylori therapy in the US
False; not used in the US due to resistance
H. pylori Therapy Breakdown
Levofloxacin Sequential Therapy
1. PPI BID days ___
2. amoxicillin 1 g BID days ___
3. levofloxazcin 500 mg daily days ___
4. metronidazole 500 mg BID days ___
Duration: ___
- 1-10
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 6-10
10 days
H. pylori Therapy Breakdown
Levofloxacin Quadruple therapy (LOAD)
1. Levofloxacin 250 mg ___
2. Omeprazole (high dose) ___
3. Nitazoxanide (Alinia) 500 mg ___
4. Doxycycline 100 mg ___
Duration: ___
* Nitazoxanide is an antiparasitic drug
- daily
- daily
- BID
- daily
7-10 days
H. pylori Therapy Breakdown
Rifabutin Triple Therapy
Talicia: 4 caps every ___ hours
Contains 3 drugs
1. omeprazole 40 mg
2. ___ 1 g
3. rifabutin 50 mg
Duration: ___
* last line: reserved for ___ therapy
- 8 hrs
- amoxicillin
- 14 days
- salvage
PPIs in H. pylori treatment
- PPIs taken ___ are the backbone of therapy
- H2RAs such as ___ should not be substituted for PPIs unless a patient cannot tolerate them
- PPIs are not usually necessary beyond ___ weeks of use for eradications
- BID
- famotidine
- 2 weeks
Which PPI is not approved for H. pylori
Dexilant
Not FDA approved