Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 189

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A client taking probenecid is complaining of gout pain. Which of the following medication should the nurse expect to be administered?

  

     A. acetaminophen (Tylenol)

     B. aspirin (Ecotrin)

     C. orphenadrine (Norflex)

     D. tizanidine (Zanaflex)

    

    

Correct Answer: A. acetaminophen (Tylenol)

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Options A and B: The concurrent use of anti-gout medications and aspirin causes an increase in the uric acid level in the body; The client should be instructed to use acetaminophen (Tylenol) if prescribed rather than aspirin.

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Options C and D: Orphenadrine and tizanidine are skeletal muscle relaxant medications.

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