the nurse checks placement for a gastrointest...
the nurse checks placement for a gastrointestinal tube inserted through the nose and obtains gastrointestinal fluid that is ph of 4. the patient has been receiving famotidine for a week. at which location is the end of the tube most likely located?\nstomach area above the intestine\narea where the small intestine begins\narea about 10 centimeters into the small intestine\narea about 20 centimeters into the large intestine
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# Brief Explanations:
Famotidine is an H2 - receptor antagonist that reduces stomach acid. A pH of 4 in gastrointestinal fluid after a week of famotidine use suggests the tube is in the stomach. The stomach is above the intestine. Intestinal fluid has a more neutral to alkaline pH.
# Answer:
Stomach area above the intestine