Question

PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS

please read very carefully and be thorough with your answers. answer all 4 questions.

Mr. Dumbledore has a long history of gouty arthritis. When the disease is exacerbated. the last three fingers on his right hand become painful, inflamed, and red. No other joints seem to be involved. During this last flare up, he was having so much difficulty writing his manuscripts that he accidentally knocked over his ink well and ink spilled all over his desk! and hand. He has decided that he has endured enough and that it is time to seek help from his personal physician Dr. Snape because he is tired of the pain and the inability to write for long periods of time. 1. Using the information provided in the textbook, what drug do you expect Dr. Snape to prescribe first, having minimal drug interactions with other medications, to treat Mr. Dumbledore's inflammation due to the acute gouty attack? 2. What patient teaching is necessary concerning foods that Mr. Dumbledore should avoid? 3. According to the textbook, what injectable might Dr. Snape prescribe once the acute attack has subsided in order to treat chronic gout symptoms? 4. Can Mr. Dumbledore expect to be cured of gouty arthritis? Why or why not?

no need for the book.

Answer 1

I NSAIDS like Ibuprofen , Indomethacin are prescribed for minimal side effect and to reduce Inflamonation and redney Immediately 2. Limiting Alcohol beverages , Adviced To take more more water. To eat high red meat , Seafood To eat vitamin c conta to take coffee. 3. Corticosteroids may be into the joint . Injected Scanned with CamScanner

4. It will never get curred. It is a long term disease that can be Controlled by a combination medication retid Scanned with CamScanner