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Answer 1

The correct options which describes the findings that would support a diagnosis of gout are :-

1. Elevated serum uric acid level

2. a swollen ,red joint

3. reports of moderate fatigue

5. pain associated with movement of the affected extremity

Gout is an inflammatory disease condition associated with genetic defect in purine metabolism and causing hyperuricemia.