Maryville Nursing 615 Review Exam 3 With 100% Correct Answers

Low-dose colchine - Answer ️️ -1.2 mg at first sign of flare, followed by 0.6 mg one hour later for a total dose of 1.8 mg. High-dose colchine - Answer ️️ -1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg every 4-6 hours totaling 4.8 mg. Gout - Answer ️️ -BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance should be monitored in the treatment of this disease Colchine - Answer ️️ -This medication can cause severe diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain Febuxostat (Uloric) - Answer ️️ -When prescribing this medication, patients should be taught that gout may worsen with therapy before it improves Corticosteroids - Answer ️️ -These medications can cause the following adverse effects if taken for six months or more: Osteoporosis and poor diabetic control. Patients should report black, tarry stools or abdominal pain. Corticosteroids - Answer ️️ -These medications should be tapered to avoid recurrent activity of the underlying disease and possible cortisol deficiency resulting from the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression during the period of steroid therapy.