Al-Mehdi Gout Flashcards
more prevalent in men and most are asymptomatic for hyperuricemia
gout
hyperuricemia leads to what
gout
3 causes of hyperuricemia:
- decrease in renal excretion of uric acid
- increase in production from xanthine oxidase pathway
- increase ingestion of purines
examples of dietary purines
red meat, shellfish, beer
a serum uric acid of >6.8 means what
gout
these crystals deposit in joints to cause inflammation (gout)
monosodium urate (MSU)
normal amount of uric acid filtered load that stays in urine
10%
transporter for urate
urate transporter 1 (URAT1)
reabsorption happens in what sections of proximal convoluted tubule
S1 and S3
probenecid MoA
blocks URAT1 (inhibits reabsorption of urate, so increasing urate excretion)
segment of proximal convoluted tubule that deals with urate secretion
S2
role of NLRP3 inflammasome in pathogenesis of gout
activates caspase that ultimately produces IL-1beta (inflammatory)
Anakinra and Rilonacept MoA
inhibit IL-1beta action
stage of gout that deals with asymptomatic hyperuricemia
stage I
stage of gout where there is an acute gouty flare and interval period gout
stage II
stage of gout where there’s both gouty flares and tophi gout
stage III
rapid onset and pain on first MTP usually; extreme tenderness; self-limiting
acute attack of gout
joint swelling and tenderness
gouty arthritis
monosodium urate deposition in fingers and ears
tophi
signs of this include tophi in fingers, ears, and joints, and recurrent bouts of infection due to acute increase in uric acid
chronic gout
tophi over PIP NOT DIP and also along ears and fingers
diagnose gout
needle aspiration of joint fluid to diagnose gout:
negatively birefringent
blue when perpendicular
yellow when parallel