A nurse practitioner is discussing the management of acute gout with a patient. The patient is currently taking a thiazide diuretic for hypertension. What is the most appropriate recommendation for the patient? Stop the thiazide diuretic to reduce the risk of gout attacks. Start a lower-dose colchicine regimen for acute flare. Continue the diuretic and increase the dose of allopurinol. Switch to a loop diuretic to reduce the risk of gout.
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