A 45-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department Due to 2

question 482

Multiple Choice

A 45-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to 2 days of left knee swelling and pain.  The patient has no significant past medical history apart from an episode of facial palsy 3 months ago.  Six months ago, he went on a hiking trip to New Hampshire but has no other travel history.  The patient is in a long-standing monogamous relationship with his wife and has had no other sexual partners.  Temperature is 37.1 C (98.8 F) .  Examination shows left knee joint swelling with no surrounding erythema.  The remainder of the musculoskeletal examination is unremarkable.  There is no heart murmur.  Which of the following might have prevented this patient's knee condition?

• A)Allopurinol
• B)Ceftriaxone
• C)Lamivudine
• D)Live attenuated vaccine
• E)Mefloquine
• F)Metronidazole

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