ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Acute gout - treatment in CKD

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A 67-year-old man presents with sudden onset exquisitely painful, swollen first metatarsophalangeal joint. He has a history of chronic kidney disease (eGFR 40 mL/min/1.73 m²). Joint aspirate shows needle-shaped negatively birefringent crystals. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacologic treatment of this acute attack?

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