Patients Who Are on Chronic Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy

question 6

Multiple Choice

Patients who are on chronic long-term proton pump inhibitor therapy require monitoring for:

• A) Iron deficiency anemia, vitamin B₁₂ and calcium deficiency
• B) Folate and magnesium deficiency
• C) Elevated uric acid levels leading to gout
• D) Hypokalemia and hypocalcemia

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Definitions:

Tubular Reabsorption

Water and solutes move from the filtrate inside a kidney tubule into the peritubular capillaries.

Proximal Tubule

A segment of the nephron in the kidney where a major portion of the reabsorption of water, ions, and nutrients from the filtrate back into the bloodstream occurs.

Glomerulus

A network of capillaries located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney, where blood filtration takes place.

Nephron

A kidney tubule and associated capillaries; filters blood and forms urine.