Rasmussen College

NURSING 1172

Chapter 18: Drug-Nutrient Interactions

1)The age group that is at greatest risk for developing a drug- nutrient interaction is:

1. One reason why older adults may experience harmful drug-nutrient interactions is that they:
2. A type of drug that may cause stomach irritation and even gastric bleeding is:
3. A type of medication that can stimulate appetite is:
4. Use of tricyclic antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs such as amitriptyline hydrochloride (Elavil), chlorpromazine hydrochloride (Thorazine), and clozapine (Clozaril) can result in:
5. Use of anabolic steroids can result in:
6. Drugs that can depress appetite include:
7. A type of drug that may cause weight gain in clients is:
8. The term used to describe the loss of taste sensation is:
9. A drug that may help increase nutrient absorption in gastrointestinal disorders is:
10. A type of over-the-counter drug that can produce severe malabsorption is:

11. Any drug that prevents absorption of vitamin D will indirectly cause a deficiency of:
12. One way that some drugs can cause mineral depletion is through:
13. Symptoms such as weakness, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, and apprehension indicate a deficiency of:
14. Potassium deficiency may be caused by the use of:
15. A medication that can interfere with nutrient absorption via chelation is:
16. Iron deficiency related to chronic blood loss may be caused by the use of:
17. Natural licorice is sometimes used to heal gastric ulcers, but it has a side effect of:
18. Use of oral hypoglycemic agents in combination with alcohol may cause:
19. Calcification of soft tissue may occur from long-term use of:
20. A drug that should not be used in the latter part of pregnancy because it may cause birth defects is:
21. Aspirin may have beneficial effects for patients with:
22. Research has shown that the beneficial effects of aspirin are

the result of inhibition of:

23. Drugs such as the antimalaria drug pyrimethamine inhibit the action of:
24. The chemotherapeutic agent methotrexate has multiple antagonistic effects on:
25. A medication that adversely affects folic acid metabolism is:
26. The anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) acts as an antagonist to:
27. A diuretic that may cause high blood potassium levels is:
28. The class of medications associated with tyramine syndrome is:
29. A severe tyramine reaction may cause a crisis due to:
30. Abuse of alcohol can lead to low levels of:
31. Hypoglycemic drugs prescribed to control type 2 diabetes may precipitate hypoglycemia by:
32. The medication used in the treatment of alcoholism that may cause nausea, vomiting, and headache when alcohol is consumed is:
33. Grapefruit juice increases the bioavailability of several drugs by:
34. Slower gastric emptying will tend to cause drug absorption to:
35. Absorption of iron is improved by eating foods that are high in:
36. A vitamin that can help overcome pulmonary oxygen toxicity is:
37. Absorption of tetracycline is hindered when ingested with:
38. A nutrient that delays gastric emptying time, thereby creating more optimal saturation rates for drug absorption is:
39. It is important to ask patients if they use herbal remedies because:
40. Vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower can accelerate medication metabolism because they:
41. A cooking method that can increase hepatic drug metabolism through enzyme induction is:
42. Megadose intakes of pyridoxine or folate reduce the effectiveness of some:
43. An example of a cruciferous vegetable is:
44. The action of liver enzymes that metabolize drugs is influenced by

relative dietary quantities of:

44. 1. carbohydrate and fat.
45. Responsibility for monitoring drug-food-nutrient interactions is assumed by:
46. The goal of coordinating food service, pharmacy, and clinical

nutrition in hospital settings is to:

47. A meal that may be inappropriate for a patient taking warfarin (Coumadin) is: