A Patient with Gout Who Has Increasingly Frequent Acute Gouty

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient with gout who has increasingly frequent acute gouty attacks will begin receiving allopurinol and colchicine. Which statement will the provider include when teaching the patient about this drug regimen?

• A) "Allopurinol helps reduce the gastrointestinal side effects of colchicine."
• B) "Allopurinol reduces the likelihood of acute gouty attacks that often occur when initiating colchicine therapy."
• C) "The colchicine is given to enhance the effects of the allopurinol."
• D) "You will take both drugs initially but the colchicine will be discontinued later."

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Definitions:

Concentration Gradient

The gradual difference in the concentration of solutes in a solution between two regions, often leading to diffusion.

Hypotonic

Referring to a solution that has a lower concentration of solutes relative to another solution, thereby causing water to flow into the cell by osmosis.

Hypertonic

A solution that has a higher solute concentration compared to another solution, leading to osmosis out of the cell.

Isotonic

Describes two fluids that have identical solute concentrations.