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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 1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg 1 hour later (lower side effects than high dose)



Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes? correct answer: a. Colchicine always causes some degree of diarrhea



You have a patient who is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Wha...
Maryville Pharm 615 Exam 3 Questions With Complete Solutions
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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 1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg 1 hour later (lower side effects than high dose)



Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes? correct answer: a. Colchicine always causes some degree of diarrhea



You have a patient who is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Wha...
Adverse effects of chronic long-term use of PPI? correct answer: osteoporosis



What is the most common cause of PUD? correct answer: H. pylori followed by NSAIDS and ASA



How to initially treat PUD and H. pylori? correct answer: Triple Therapy; PPI BID, Amoxil 1 gm BID (metronidazole if allergic), Clarithromycin 500 mg QD 7-14 days



If initial treatment fails what is the next line of therapy for H. pylori? correct answer: Quadruple therapy; PPI BID 8-12 weeks, metronidazole, tetracycli...
Maryville pharm Exam 4 Questions With Complete Solutions
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Adverse effects of chronic long-term use of PPI? correct answer: osteoporosis



What is the most common cause of PUD? correct answer: H. pylori followed by NSAIDS and ASA



How to initially treat PUD and H. pylori? correct answer: Triple Therapy; PPI BID, Amoxil 1 gm BID (metronidazole if allergic), Clarithromycin 500 mg QD 7-14 days



If initial treatment fails what is the next line of therapy for H. pylori? correct answer: Quadruple therapy; PPI BID 8-12 weeks, metronidazole, tetracycli...
Colchicine use correct answer: Reduce incidence of acute gout attacks



 relieves pain and discomfort (although it is not an analgesic)



Colchicine Actions correct answer: inhibits migration of granulocytes to the inflamed areas



Reduces lactic acid production by granulocytes



decreases deposition of uric acid



interferes with kinin formation and reduces phagocytosis



Overall effect is it decreases the inflammatory response to urate crystals



Colchicine cautions correct answer: ...
Maryville Pharm Exam 3 Questions With Complete Solutions
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Colchicine use correct answer: Reduce incidence of acute gout attacks



 relieves pain and discomfort (although it is not an analgesic)



Colchicine Actions correct answer: inhibits migration of granulocytes to the inflamed areas



Reduces lactic acid production by granulocytes



decreases deposition of uric acid



interferes with kinin formation and reduces phagocytosis



Overall effect is it decreases the inflammatory response to urate crystals



Colchicine cautions correct answer: ...
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