Your Patient with Hypertension and Psoriasis Has a History of Taking

question 17

Multiple Choice

Your patient with hypertension and psoriasis has a history of taking diuretics.Now he is showing evidence of an acute onset of inflammatory arthritis in the great toe and ankle of one foot.What do you suspect is occurring with this patient?

• A) He is experiencing ankylosing spondylitis
• B) He has gout
• C) He has an acute form of JRA
• D) He has RA

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