RT Book, Section A1 Usatine, Richard P. A1 Smith, Mindy A. A1 Chumley, Heidi S. A1 Mayeaux, E.J. SR Print(0) ID 57676362 T1 Chapter 100. Gout T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-176964-8 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57676362 RD 2024/03/28 AB A 91-year-old woman arrives by ambulance to the emergency department because she was experiencing severe pain in her right middle finger (Figure 100-1). History reveals that she has had swelling of her finger for approximately 1 year. Palpation of the distal interphalangeal joint demonstrated firmness rather than fluctuance. A radiograph of the finger was ordered (Figure 100-2). The radiograph and physical examination are consistent with acute gouty arthritis superimposed on tophaceous gout. The diagnosis was confirmed by an aspirate of the finger that demonstrated negatively birefringent, needle-like crystals, both intracellularly and extracellularly. She was given 1.2 mg of colchicine followed by a second dose of 0.6 mg after 1 hour. Her pain was markedly decreased in 4 hours. Her serum uric acid level was determined to be 10.7 mg/dL. The colchicine was used in this case because the risk of using NSAIDs was considered to be high because of her previous history of gastric bleeding secondary to NSAIDs.