Anti-Gout Medications Are Given After the Acute Attack Is Over

question 5

Multiple Choice

Anti-gout medications are given after the acute attack is over because

• A)they must be taken by mouth, and patients are too nauseated to tolerate them.
• B)giving medications during the attack may cause uric acid to migrate to additional joints.
• C)they must be given as an injection and muscles are extremely sore during an acute attack.
• D)giving medications during the attack may cause uric acid to decrease production.

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Definitions:

Economies Of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, resulting in a decrease in the per-unit cost as the output increases.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, which is the cost a company incurs to produce one additional unit of a product, excluding fixed costs.

ATC

Average Total Cost, the total cost of production divided by the number of units produced, often used in economics to analyze production efficiency.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, which is the total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the variable cost per unit of output.