A patient with chronic gout has an acute gouty episode and is admitted to the hospital. The patient has been taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for several months. The prescriber plans to begin therapy with probenecid
What will the nurse do? a. Give the medication as ordered and ob-serve the patient closely for gastrointes-tinal side effects.
b. Request an order to lower the dose of the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug.
c. Restrict the patient's fluid intake to mi-nimize the risk of renal injury.
d. Suggest delaying the probenecid therapy until the acute episode has subsided.
D
Probenecid may exacerbate acute episodes of gout, so treatment with this drug should be delayed until the acute attack has passed. Probenecid has mild GI effects. Lowering the dose of the NSAID is not recommended. Patients should increase their fluid intake to minimize the risk of renal injury.
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