
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Zantac
Indicationduodenal ulcers, GERD, heartburn, esophagitis, GI bleed
Actioninhibits action of histamine in gastric parietal cells, decreases gastric acid secretion
Therapeutic Classantiulcer agents
Pharmacologic Classhistamine H2 antagonists
Nursing Considerations• may cause arrhythmias, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, confusion • assess abdominal pain • monitor for blood in stool • monitor CBC
By Jon Haws, RN CCRN Alumnus4.4
157157 ratings
Zantac
Indicationduodenal ulcers, GERD, heartburn, esophagitis, GI bleed
Actioninhibits action of histamine in gastric parietal cells, decreases gastric acid secretion
Therapeutic Classantiulcer agents
Pharmacologic Classhistamine H2 antagonists
Nursing Considerations• may cause arrhythmias, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, confusion • assess abdominal pain • monitor for blood in stool • monitor CBC

129 Listeners

1,427 Listeners

345 Listeners

1,239 Listeners

368,356 Listeners

4,063 Listeners

717 Listeners

22 Listeners

432 Listeners

20,434 Listeners

8 Listeners