With higher doses of salicylates given for arthritis, you would expect the physician to:

1. decrease the medication.
2. stop the medication after 1 month.
3. do serum levels for the medication.
4. get urine levels for the medication.


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Periodic checks of serum salicylate levels may be helpful if the dosage is reaching maximum le-vels.

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