Patient says it might be gout and requests for a specific medication

You ask how long ago the pain started. She replies that it started two months ago and mentions that her paternal uncle had something similar because of his gout. She mentions that she thinks that her symptoms remind her the ones her uncle had and asks you to prescribe colchicine. What do you do?

  • You say that you need to first do some lab tests to verify your diagnosis
  • You prescribe colchicine

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