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A 62-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and hypertension presents with an acutely painful, swollen first metatarsophalangeal joint. He has taken Thiazide diuretics for years. Joint aspiration confirms monosodium urate crystals. What is the most appropriate acute treatment?

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