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codyclark

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With allopurinol therapy, continued gouty attacks can occur during the initial treatment phase. Which other medication can be used to prevent these attacks?
 
  1. ASAID
  2. Celebrex
  3. Colchicine
  4. Zanaflex

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The nurse is teaching a patient about possible side effects when taking minocycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic. What is the most common side effect with this drug?
 
  1. A salty taste in the mouth
  2. A feeling of vertigo
  3. Edema in the feet and legs
  4. Ringing in the ears


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Allopurinol may also cause a gouty attack during the initial treatment phase. This is easily pre-vented by prophylactic use of colchicine.

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Vertigo may develop with the use of any of the tetracyclines; however, vertigo is more common with the use of minocycline.


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