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A 56-year-old man comes to the physician because of ...

Colchicine

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submitted by sympathetikey(444),

Acute gout treatment:

NSAIDs
Steroids
Colchicine

I, like a dumby, misread -zone for -sone, thinking it was steroid picked that. For anyone who cares, Sulfinpyrazone competitively inhibiting uric acid reabsorption in the proximal tubule of the kidney.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfinpyrazone

yb_26 even if it would be steroid in the list, if NSAIDs are contraindicated => we give Colchicine, and if pt can't tolerate Colchicine as well => then we use steroids +3

usmlecharserssss uptodate - try to avoid steroid therapy in gout , in this case patient has aspirin (NSAID) allergy , so second line is Colchicine , not Allopurinol, which is for chronic management. This case is not RARE and a lot of people sits on Colchicine therapy even if they do not have NSAID problems. Colchicine also First line treatment for Familial Mediterranean Fever, prevent exacerbations. +2

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submitted by dr.xx(57),

Treatment of acute gouty arthritis Several drugs are effective for terminating the acute gouty attack. Colchicine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and corticosteroids are standard approaches. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is also very effective, but has become increasingly scarce or too expensive to be a practical alternative in the US. Regardless of the particular agent chosen, the sooner these drugs are started, the more rapid the response. If a patient cannot take NSAIDs or colchicine, the choice is among oral, intra-articular or parenteral glucocorticoids. Local application of ice packs may help control pain. In some cases, analgesics, including opioids, may be added.

Drugs that affect serum urate concentrations (E.G., ALLOPURINOL), including antihyperuricemic agents, should not be changed, started, or stopped during an attack, as this may worsen the inflammatory response already in progress.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3539261/

nwinkelmann Love the last quote/sentence from the article! So helpful for clinical decision making! +

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submitted by yotsubato(390),

Although acetaminophen (Tylenol) is not considered an NSAID, it too may provoke an aspirin-like sensitivity.

meningitis For that same reason (not an NSAID) it doesn't reduce inflammation so it cant be used for Gout. +2

meningitis And I think Indomethacin is associated with anaphylactic reactions in patients with aspirin-sensitive asthma and aspirin allergies. Can anyone confirm? +

link981 How many other's like me didn't see "allergic to aspirin"? FML +1

hyperfukus OMFG me too i just got so mad and questioned my whole life at least its cuz i can't read not bc i don't understand :((((( +1

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submitted by d_holles(52),

Pt has ASA intolerance asthma, which means NSAID is contraindicated. Pick colchicine.