A Patient with Gouty Arthritis Develops Renal Calculi

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient with gouty arthritis develops renal calculi.The composition of these calculi is most likely to be

• A) potassium oxalate.
• B) struvite.
• C) cysteine.
• D) uric acid crystals.

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