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A 50-year-old patient with long-standing chronic obstructive lung disease develops the insidious onset of aching in the distal extremities, paicularly the wrists bilaterally. There is a 9kg weight loss. The skin over the wrist is warm and erythematous. There is bilateral clubbing. Plain film is read as periosteal thickening, possible osteomyelitis. You should

A
Sta ciprofloxacin
B
Obtain chest x-ray
C
Aspirate both wrists
D
Begin gold therapy

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