Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Q 110

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Nurse Len should expect to administer which medication to a client with gout?

  

     A. Aspirin

     B. Furosemide (Lasix)

     C. Colchicines

     D. Calcium gluconate (Kalcinate)

    

    

Correct Answer: C. Colchicines

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A disease characterized by joint inflammation (especially in the great toe), gout is caused by urate crystal deposits in the joints. The physician prescribes colchicine to reduce these deposits and thus ease joint inflammation.

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Option A: Although aspirin is used to reduce joint inflammation and pain in clients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, it isn’t indicated for gout because it has no effect on urate crystal formation.

Option B: Furosemide, a diuretic, doesn’t relieve gout. It is a loop diuretic that prevents the body from absorbing too much salt. This allows the salt to be passed in the urine.

Option D: Calcium gluconate is used to reverse a negative calcium balance and relieve muscle cramps, not to treat gout.

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