1. Henry presentsto clinic with a significantly swollen, painful great toe and is diagnosed with gout. Of the following, which would be the best treatment for Henry?: Answer low-dose colchicine 2. Patient education when prescribing colchicine includes: Answer Colchicine always causes some degree of diarrhea 3. Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is taking allopurinol includes: Answer BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance 4. Phil is starting treatment with febuxostat (Uloric). Education of patients starting febuxostat includes:: Answer Gout may worsen with therapy 5. Sallie has been taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for the past six months. She should be assessed for .: Answer Osteoporosis 6. Patients whose total dose of prednisone will exceed 1 gram will most likely need a second prescription for: Answer Omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor to prevent peptic ulcer disease 7. Daniel has been on 60mg of prednisone for 10 daysto treat a severe asthma exacerbation. It is time to discontinue the prednisone. How is prednisone dis- continued?: Answer Develop a tapering schedule to slowly wean