Card 19 / 30: You diagnosis a 55 year old man with a benign gastric ulcer. He is started on a proton pump inhibitor and h pylori treatment is started. He continues to have symptoms and therefore you start sucralfate. Which of the following best describes the mechanism of action of sucralfate?
A)
Inhibition of gastric acid
B)
Inhibition of pepsin secretion
C)
Synergistic effect on antibiotics for h pylori
D)
Binds ulcer base and increases mucosal prostaglandins
E)
Activates pepsi
Answer:
D) Binds ulcer base and increases mucosal prostaglandins
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Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology Exam 2005
Author:
Dr.Laurence BailenProfessor
Tufts University School of Medicine
USA
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