A patient with gouty arthritis develops renal calculi.The composition of these calculi is most likely to be
A) potassium oxalate.
B) struvite.
C) cysteine.
D) uric acid crystals.

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Gout may lead to uric acid crystals because of elevated serum uric acid levels.Calcium oxalate,not potassium oxalate,stones are associated with hypercalcemia.Struvite calculi are associated with urinary tract infections.Cysteine calculi are associated with a genetic defect.

A Patient with Gouty Arthritis Develops Renal Calculi