Question

a nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease. the nurse should monitor the client’s phosphorus levels when administering which of the following medications? omeprazole aluminum hydroxide sucralfate famotidine

Explanation:

Aluminum hydroxide is an antacid that binds with dietary phosphorus in the gastrointestinal tract, reducing phosphorus absorption and potentially leading to hypophosphatemia. The other medications (omeprazole, sucralfate, famotidine) do not have this effect on phosphorus levels.

Answer:

B. Aluminum hydroxide