A 28-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department Due to 12

question 187

Multiple Choice

A 28-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to 12 hours of severe right knee pain and swelling.  He has had no trauma.  The patient drinks 1 or 2 cans of beer on weekends but does not use tobacco or illicit drugs.  On physical examination, right knee effusion, erythema, and tenderness are present.  Active and passive range of motion is markedly decreased.  Other joints are normal.  Arthrocentesis is performed, and synovial fluid analysis shows a white blood cell count of 110,000/mm³.  Which of the following would provide the best treatment for this patient's condition?

• A)Allopurinol
• B)Antibiotics
• C)Colchicine
• D)Indomethacin
• E)Prednisone

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