MCSA The nurse educator on a GI unit is explaining the pharmacology of peptic ulcer disease to a group of student nurses. When describing the action of a proton pump inhibitor, what does the educator tell the students are the enzymes responsible transporting hydrochloric acid to the surface of the stomach?

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H+, K+ -ATPase is the enzyme responsible for transporting hydrochloric acid to the surface of the stomach. Proton pump inhibitors work by inhibiting this enzyme.

MCSA the Nurse Educator on a GI Unit Is Explaining