When planning care for a client, the nurse will include interventions to address factors that predispose the client to developing gout, including:
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. taking a prescribed thiazide diuretic.
2. taking aspirin every day.
3. drinking four beers every night.
4. receiving treatment for polycythemia.
5. being diagnosed with heart failure.
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Gout can be caused by thiazide diuretics.
Rationale 2: Gout can be caused by chronic aspirin use.
Rationale 3: Gout can be caused by alcohol ingested on a chronic basis.
Rationale 4: Polycythemia can cause secondary gout.
Rationale 5: Gout is not caused by heart failure.
Global Rationale: Gout can be caused by thiazide diuretics, chronic aspirin use, alcohol consumption and polycythemia. It is not related to heart failure.
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