A client is receiving treatment for an acute episode of gout with colchicine. The nurse is administering the medication every 2 hours
What should the nurse be sure the client communicates so that the drug can be temporarily stopped? Select all that apply. A) Diarrhea
B) Tingling in the arms
C) Intestinal cramping
D) Increase in pain in the affected extremity
E) Nausea and vomiting
A, C, E
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Colchicine is administered every 1 or 2 hours until the pain subsides or nausea, vomiting, intestinal cramping, and diarrhea develop. When one or more of these symptoms occurs, the drug should be stopped temporarily. Tingling in the arms and increase in pain are not normal adverse reactions that are seen with this drug.
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