NCLEX RN Practice Question # 388

Answer & Rationale:
Option 3 is Correct.
Rationale: Loperamide is an antidiarrheal agent. It is used to manage acute and chronic diarrhea in conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. Loperamide also can be used to reduce the volume of drainage from an ileostomy. It is not used for the conditions in options 1, 2, and 4.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the name of the medication. Recalling that this medication is an antidiarrheal agent will direct you to option 3. Review the action of this medication if you had difficulty with this question.