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3 NURS 615 Questions With Correct Answers
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*Dosing /
/for /
/low /
/dose /
/colchicine //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1.2 //mg //followed //by //0.6 //one //hour //later //or //1.8 //mg //total
*Dosing /
/for /
/high /
/dose /
/colchicine //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1.2 //mg //followed //by //0.6 //mg //every //4 //to //6 //hours; //or //4.8 //mg //total.
What /
/is /
/the /
/difference /
/between /
/low /
/dosing /
/and /
/high /
/dosing /
/of /
,/colchicine //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔low //dose //is //as //effective //as //high //dose //with //lower //side //effect //profile
What //medication //is //used //for //gout? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Colchicine
What /
/does /
/colchicine /
/do? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Used /
/for //gout //and //to //treat //and //prevent //gout //attacks. //Also //Behcets //syndrome.
Sid /
/effects /
/of /
/Cochicine //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Always //Diarrhea. //Upset //Stomach, //nausea, //abdominal //pain.
Instructions /
/for /
/colchicine //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔take //with //food //to //help //decrease //GI //side //effects
What /
/should /
/be /
/checked /
/with /
/colchicine? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Renal //Function //before //and //during //treatment. //(BUN, //Creatinine)
,Patient /
/Education /
/for /
/Colchicine //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Always /
/causes //severe //degree //of //diarrhea //so //make //sure //that //people //understand //that.
Mr. /
/Holloway /
/presents /
/to /
/your /
/clinic /
/with //
a/
/significantly /
/swollen, /
/painful //big //toe //and //you //diagnose //him //with //gout. //Of //the //following //options //which //would
//be //the //best //treatment //for //Mr. //Holloway?
a. //Acetaminophen //with //codeine
b. //Low-dose //colchicine
c. //High-dose //colchicine
d. //High-dose //aspirin //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Low-dose //colchicine. //Low-
dose //colchicine //is //1.2 //mg //followed //by //0.6 //mg //one //hour //later //or //1.8 //mg //total. //High-
dose /
/colchicine /
/is /
/1.2 /
/mg /
/followed /
/by //0.6 //mg //Q4 //to //Q6 //hours //or //4.8 //mg //total. //The //difference //between //the //two //is //low-
dose //is //as //effective //as //high-dose //with //a //lower //side //effect //profile.
, Patient //education //when //prescribing //colchicine //includes?
a. //Moderate //amounts //of //alcohol //are //safe //with //colchicine
b. //Colchicine //may //be //constipating
c. //Colchicine //always //causes //some //degree //of //diarrhea
d. /
/Mild /
/muscle /
/weakness /
/is /
/normal //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Colchicine //always //causes //some //degree //of //diarrhea
What /
/lab /
/value /
/should /
/be /
/monitored /
/with //gout? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Check //renal //function //test, //BUN, //Creatine
Cholchesine //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔for //gout, //think //about //alcohol
Allopurinol //is //used //for //what? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Gout
MOA /
/Allopurinol //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔xanthine /
/oxidase //inhibitor. //uric //acid //reducer, //prevents //flare //ups //and //kidney //stones
SE /
/of /
/Allopurinol //- /
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3 NURS 615 Questions With Correct Answers
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*Dosing /
/for /
/low /
/dose /
/colchicine //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1.2 //mg //followed //by //0.6 //one //hour //later //or //1.8 //mg //total
*Dosing /
/for /
/high /
/dose /
/colchicine //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1.2 //mg //followed //by //0.6 //mg //every //4 //to //6 //hours; //or //4.8 //mg //total.
What /
/is /
/the /
/difference /
/between /
/low /
/dosing /
/and /
/high /
/dosing /
/of /
,/colchicine //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔low //dose //is //as //effective //as //high //dose //with //lower //side //effect //profile
What //medication //is //used //for //gout? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Colchicine
What /
/does /
/colchicine /
/do? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Used /
/for //gout //and //to //treat //and //prevent //gout //attacks. //Also //Behcets //syndrome.
Sid /
/effects /
/of /
/Cochicine //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Always //Diarrhea. //Upset //Stomach, //nausea, //abdominal //pain.
Instructions /
/for /
/colchicine //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔take //with //food //to //help //decrease //GI //side //effects
What /
/should /
/be /
/checked /
/with /
/colchicine? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Renal //Function //before //and //during //treatment. //(BUN, //Creatinine)
,Patient /
/Education /
/for /
/Colchicine //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Always /
/causes //severe //degree //of //diarrhea //so //make //sure //that //people //understand //that.
Mr. /
/Holloway /
/presents /
/to /
/your /
/clinic /
/with //
a/
/significantly /
/swollen, /
/painful //big //toe //and //you //diagnose //him //with //gout. //Of //the //following //options //which //would
//be //the //best //treatment //for //Mr. //Holloway?
a. //Acetaminophen //with //codeine
b. //Low-dose //colchicine
c. //High-dose //colchicine
d. //High-dose //aspirin //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Low-dose //colchicine. //Low-
dose //colchicine //is //1.2 //mg //followed //by //0.6 //mg //one //hour //later //or //1.8 //mg //total. //High-
dose /
/colchicine /
/is /
/1.2 /
/mg /
/followed /
/by //0.6 //mg //Q4 //to //Q6 //hours //or //4.8 //mg //total. //The //difference //between //the //two //is //low-
dose //is //as //effective //as //high-dose //with //a //lower //side //effect //profile.
, Patient //education //when //prescribing //colchicine //includes?
a. //Moderate //amounts //of //alcohol //are //safe //with //colchicine
b. //Colchicine //may //be //constipating
c. //Colchicine //always //causes //some //degree //of //diarrhea
d. /
/Mild /
/muscle /
/weakness /
/is /
/normal //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Colchicine //always //causes //some //degree //of //diarrhea
What /
/lab /
/value /
/should /
/be /
/monitored /
/with //gout? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Check //renal //function //test, //BUN, //Creatine
Cholchesine //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔for //gout, //think //about //alcohol
Allopurinol //is //used //for //what? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Gout
MOA /
/Allopurinol //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔xanthine /
/oxidase //inhibitor. //uric //acid //reducer, //prevents //flare //ups //and //kidney //stones
SE /
/of /
/Allopurinol //- /
