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ModerateRheumatologyAcute goutuk-plab-1

A 60-year-old man presents with a sudden onset of severe pain, redness and swelling in the first metatarsophalangeal joint. He has chronic kidney disease stage 3. What is the most appropriate initial treatment of this acute gout flare?

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