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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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on: Jul 11, 2018
The nurse administering the drug colchicine for gout will give 0.5 mg hourly for _____ hours.
 
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The nurse explains that the use of the _________brace allows a person with a cervical fracture to be mobile.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Colchicine is given orally in a dose of 0.5 mg for a period of 12 hours or until relief from pain is achieved or diarrhea occurs.

Answer to Question 2

halo

Halo braces attach to the skull with pins, which stabilize a cervical vertebral fracture, allowing the patient to be mobile.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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