Gout is a form of arthritis that causes a painful inflammation of joints. One treatment for gout is colchicine, a medication that inhibits mitosis. Explain why this medication is beneficial for people with gout and why it can cause undesirable side effects, such as low white blood cell counts. A Colchicine increases inflammation by inhibiting mitosis. Inhibition of mitosis results in decreased white blood count. B Colchicine decreases inflammation by inhibiting mitosis. Inhibition of mitosis results in decreased white blood count. C Colchicine increases inflammation by inhibiting mitosis. Inhibition of mitosis results in increased white blood count. D Colchicine decreases inflammation by inhibiting mitosis. Inhibition of mitosis results in increased white blood count.
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Colchicine is used to treat gout by reducing inflammation in the joints. This is because gout is characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness in one or more joints, often the big toe. Show more…
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