A 46-year-old man with gout has ≥2 flares/year and tophus on exam; eGFR 55. Best urate-lowering therapy strategy?...

Question

A 46-year-old man with gout has ≥2 flares/year and tophus on exam; eGFR 55. Best urate-lowering therapy strategy?

Accepted Answer

Start allopurinol at low dose and titrate to serum urate

Answer

Probenecid first-line in CKD

Answer

Defer ULT until flares cease for a year

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Febuxostat first-line in all patients

Answer

Aim for urate

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Gout