A client reports to the clinic with complaints of a painful and red right great toe. What information would help identify gout as the causative factor?
1. The client reports drinking several cups of coffee each day.
2. The client is a vegetarian.
3. The client reports that his mother and his brother have gout.
4. The client broke the same leg in a skiing accident last year.
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Rationale 1: Coffee drinking is not associated with gout development.
Rationale 2: Gout is more associated with a diet rich in meat and seafood.
Rationale 3: A family history of gout supports the diagnosis.
Rationale 4: Trauma from a year ago is not a risk factor for gout.
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