A gout patient's creatinine clearance is less than 80 mL/min. The nurse expects this patient to be started on which medication?
a. NSAID
b. Allopurinol
c. ASA
d. Salicylates
ANS: B
Allopurinol usually is used when objective findings show uric acid nephropathy with impaired renal function (creatinine clearance less than 80 mL/min).
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