A client asks the nurse how to prevent gout attacks. Which responses are appropriate by the nurse?(Select all that apply.)
1. Treatment with antigout medications
2. Dietary management
3. Decrease stressors
4. Decreased fluid intake
5. Using hypoglycemia medications
1, 2, 3
Rationale 1: Prophylaxis of gout includes treatment with antigout medications.
Rationale 2: Prophylaxis of gout includes dietary management.
Rationale 3: Prophylaxis of gout includes reducing stressors that cause gout attacks.
Rationale 4:Decreased fluid intake is incorrect because this does not prevent gout.
Rationale 5: Hypoglycemic agents are not effective in the treatment of gout.
Global Rationale: Prophylaxis of gout includes dietary management, avoidance of drugs that worsen gout, treatment with antigout medications, and reducing injury and stressors. Hypoglycemic agents are not effective in the treatment of gout.
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