You have been assigned to care for Mr. P, a 44-year-old patient recently diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease. He has a 15-year history of smoking cigarettes and takes ibuprofen [Motrin] regularly for an old football injury to his knee. He has been prescribed cimetidine. You are teaching him how to manage his peptic ulcer disease and other conditions.
Mr. P says, "When I take an antacid, like Rolaids, I feel better. Why can't I take antacids anymore? That's what the doctor told me." What is your best response? He states, "I have a headache, and my knee hurts. I need an aspirin or a Motrin." What is your best response?You have been assigned to care for Mr. P, a 44-year-old patient recently diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease. He has a 15-year history of smoking cigarettes and takes ibuprofen [Motrin] regularly for an old football injury to his knee. He has been prescribed cimetidine. You are teaching him how to manage his peptic ulcer disease and other conditions.
Mr. P says, "When I take an antacid, like Rolaids, I feel better. Why can't I take antacids anymore? That's what the doctor told me." What is your best response? He states, "I have a headache, and my knee hurts. I need an aspirin or a Motrin." What is your best response?