The nurse caring for a patient with gout assesses for which of the following symptoms that is a common clinical manifestation of gout?
A) Pain and inflammation in the back
B) Dermatitis and ulcerations of the mouth
C) Butterfly rash to the face
D) Inflammation and pain in the great toe
Ans: D
Feedback: Gout is a heterogeneous group of conditions related to a generic defect of purine metabolism, resulting in hyperuricemia. The urate crystals then precipitate within a joint such as a toe, an inflammatory response occurs, and an attack of gout begins.
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