NR 566 Week 4 Study Guide {2020} – Johns Hopkins University Nursing

Drugs: Anti-gout agents: allopurinol (Zyloprim), colchicine, and febuxostat (Uloric) Uricosuric agents: probenecid (Benemid) and sulfinpyrazone (Anturane) o Peak incidence 70 to 79 years old, more common in men than women o Gout in women occurs exclusively post-menopausal and is associated with HTN, renal insufficiency, and diuretics o Gout Syndrome: Caused by an alteration in purine metabolism: end product is uric acid o Hyperuricemia and deposition of urate crystals in various tissues ...