Crystal Arthropathies

Question 1

What is gout?

Answer 1

crystal arthropathy caused by a deposition of urate crystals in a joint

Question 2

What causes gout?

Answer 2

high serum uric acid levels

Question 3

What is the most common joint to be affected by gout?

Answer 3

first metatarsophalangeal joint

Question 4

What is Podagra?

Answer 4

first metatarsophalangeal joint

Question 5

what condition may gout mimic?

Answer 5

septic arthritis

Question 6

how long do symptoms of gout persist if left untreated?

Answer 6

7-10 days

Question 7

What are gouty tophi?

Answer 7

painless white accumulations of uric acid in soft tissue

Question 8

What can chronic gout lead to?

Answer 8

destructive erosive arthritis

Question 9

How do you diagnose gout?

Answer 9

analysis of a sample of synovial fluid with polarised microscopy

Question 10

How do you treat gout?

Answer 10

NSAIDs, corticosteroids, opiod analgesics and colchicine, allopurinol

Question 11

What is pseudo gout?

Answer 11

like gout but caused by calcium pyrophosphate crystals

Question 12

What does chondrocalcinosis mean?

Answer 12

when calcium pyrophosphate deposition occurs in cartilage and other soft tissues