The family member of a patient who has suffered massive abdominal trauma in an automobile accident asks the nurse why the patient is receiving famotidine.The nurse will explain that the medication will do which of the following?

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Famotidine is a medication from the drug class called histamine-2 (H2) blockers, which works by reducing the secretion of stomach acid. Stress resulting from severe illness or injury often leads to the development of stress ulcers, which can cause significant bleeding and increase the duration and cost of hospitalization. Famotidine will help inhibit the development of stress ulcers in the patient with massive abdominal trauma.

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