A 50-year-old woman presents to the clinic with redness and pain in one knee that occurred suddenly with no history of trauma. Which nursing assessment question is indicated?
1. "Do you drink milk?"
2. "Have you recently taken a trip overseas?"
3. "Have you gone through menopause?"
4. "Have you been treated for influenza in the last year?"
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Rationale 1: Ingestion of milk is not the primary consideration.
Rationale 2: Foreign travel is not the primary consideration.
Rationale 3: After menopause, women's uric acid levels approach those of men. Gout occurs more frequently in men than in premenopausal women.
Rationale 4: Treatment for influenza is not related to development of gout.
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