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A 65-year-old man develops the onset of severe right knee pain over 24 hours. The knee is red, swollen, and tender. The patient does not have fever or systemic symptoms; he has never had severe joint pain before. Plain film of the knee shows linear calcification of the articular cartilage without destructive change. Definitive diagnosis is best made by which of the following?

ASerum uric acid
BSerum calcium
CArthrocentesis and identification of positively birefringent rhomboid crystals
DRheumatoid factor
Medicine
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29300 Anatomy

A 55-year-old female was admitted to ICU 8 days ago after suffering burns Currently she is febrile with 102 degree F. Blood cultures were obtained with following finding. The Doctor on duty is worried about a blood infection and plans to sta with empiric combination therapy containing aminoglycosides directed against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Old usg record of the patient is shown below: The patient could not come for follow up due to lockdown. The doctor, currently is concerned about nephrotoxicity profile of the drugs. Which of the following drug is most safe?

AGentamycin
BTobramycin
CNeomycin
DNONE
Anatomy
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