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?
a) Nausea and vomiting
b) Tingling in the arms
c) Increase in pain in the affected extremity
d) Intestinal cramping
e) Diarrhea
Answer:
e) Diarrhea
d) Intestinal cramping
a) Nausea and vomiting
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