stupidity

our teacher told us to go see a patient with podagra, thats usually and most of the time a painful growth of bone tissue on the big toe, left or right, haha. So, i was walking ahead of my groupmates and marched right into the patient's ward asking for him by the surname. We gathered around him like a semi circle. He was sitting on the sofa. He looked up and i, miss know-it-all-and-hurry-up, ordered him to remove his socks. He looked dumbfounded. Its a normal reaction for most patients when a bunch of non-russians in white coats appear from nowhere.And he asked " Both?" " Yes" i said and after he revealed a foot while looking very puzzled which made me feel the same too. We noticed there was nothing wrong with his foot. It was just unwashed. Then, he held up the hand he was using to remove the sock and very clearly said
" but i have pain in my hands "
Oh i have just embarrassed myself in front of everybody..............because podagra may also involve the hands.
Stupid me, miss know-it-all forgot the first and foremost question in medicine : Where is the pain?
There goes my focus, i couldn't ask anymore questions , i only wanted to get out and laugh.