Allopurinol - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 615 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 RATED A+. Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes: 1. Colchicine may be constipating. 2. Colchicine always causes some degree of diarrhea. 3. Mild muscle weakness is normal. 4. Moderate amounts of alcohol are safe with colchicine. Ans: 2 3. Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is taking allopurinol includes: 1. Complete blood count 2. Blood glucose 3. C-reactive protein 4. BUN, creatinine, an...

Zyloprim or Allopurinol medication for (Ans - Gout Mr. Forth has been very active even though he had diabetes for 6 years. He accidentally cut his leg last week and tells you that it is getting redder and not healing. You tell him you will let the manager know, and then you explain that: (Ans - b. It is normal for diabetics who get cut to see more redness as it heals The health care provider ordered Lanoxin 0.5mg by mouth. You have Lanoxin 0.25mg tablets. What should you administer? (An...

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? correct answer: Low-dose colchicine How is low dose colchicine prescribed? correct answer: 1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg one hour later or 1.8 mg total How is high dose colchicine prescribed? correct answer: 1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg Q4/Q6 or 4.8 mg total Patient education when prescribing colchicin...

Zyloprim or Allopurinol medication for - Gout Mr. Forth has been very active even though he had diabetes for 6 years. He accidentally cut his leg last week and tells you that it is getting redder and not healing. You tell him you will let the manager know, and then you explain that: - b. It is normal for diabetics who get cut to see more redness as it heals The health care provider ordered Lanoxin 0.5mg by mouth. You have Lanoxin 0.25mg tablets. What should you administer? - d. 2 tablets ...

2023 ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM WITH NGN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gout and a new prescription for allopurinol. The nurse should instruct the client to discontinue taking the medication for which of the following adverse effects? 1. Nausea 2. Metallic taste 3. Fever 4. Drowsiness A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has ulcerative colitis and a new prescription for sulfasalazine. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor...

2023 ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM WITH NGN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gout and a new prescription for allopurinol. The nurse should instruct the client to discontinue taking the medication for which of the following adverse effects? 1. Nausea 2. Metallic taste 3. Fever 4. Drowsiness A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has ulcerative colitis and a new prescription for sulfasalazine. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor...

HESI MILESTONE #2 VERSION A AND B LATEST 2023- 2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE VERSION A What teaching should a nurse conduct to a mother who was just diagnosed w Engorgement? - ANSWER- sandwich technique :grasp her breast by making a "C" with her thumb and index finger. The thumb stabilizes the top of the breast while the remaining four fingers support her breast from below. Massage or pumping the breast may soften and extend the nipple for easier infa...

Rasmussen - Pharmacology Final Exam Review 2024 Questions with correct Answers 1. The nurse is talking with a new mother about medications that can be safely resumed now that she is no longer pregnant. All the following medications are contraindicated during pregnancy, but which one may be ingested while breastfeeding without causing known infant harm? A) Lithium B) Methotrexate C) Ibuprofen D) Nicotine - answerC) Ibuprofen 2. Which statement by a client indicates an understanding of s...

Surgery COMAT Exam with 100% Correct Answers What is the size guideline for treatment of a spontaneous pneumothorax? -Answer- Spontaneous pneumothorax: <2 cm observe >2 cm large and stable = needle aspiration or chest tube 5 W's of Post-op surgery? -Answer-5 W's • Wind ○ Pneumonia, PE, Aspiration • Wound ○ Surgical site infections • Water ○ Urinary tract infections § Increased risk due to indwelling catheters § Associated with enteric organisms ie. E. coli, Kl...

NURS 6521 MIDTERM EXAM / NURS6521 MIDTERM EXAM (LATEST 2024): ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY | VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100 % CORRECT WALDEN UNIVERSITY Question 1: A 59-year-old man with a recent history of erectile dysfunction has been assessed and prescribed sildenafil (Viagra). When providing patient education to this man, the nurse should tell him which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- Answer: "You might find that your face becomes flushed, or you get a headache after taking Viagra." - CORRECT ANSWER- ...