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The nurse has performed nutritional teaching on a client with gout who is placed on a low-purine diet. Which selection by the client would indicate that teaching has been ineffective?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Spinach is high in purines, which can exacerbate gout. Cabbage, apples, and peach cobbler (if low in purine ingredients) are suitable for a low-purine diet.