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Mr Marchand Case Summary

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SUBJECTIVE Mr. Marchand is patient followed for hypertension, and gout, and hypothyroidism. He has generally been under better control with his hypertension, but he has had persistent foot pain, worse on the right than the left that appears likely to be gout involvement of his second MTP on the right. The pain that he has in his left foot is a little proximal to the MTP joint, but in the same area and it may be in the transverse fascial band on the forefoot. His repeat uric acid was 5.9, which tells me he is in a range where this is very well could be a gout attack. His blood pressure is under good control and I hesitate to change his hydrochlorothiazide, but he does need better control of his uric acid and I think we will have to increase

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