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Gout Flashcards

1
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t/f gout is an autoimmune disease

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false

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gout

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Uric acid metabolism
Deposits of urate salts

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gouty arthritis

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Urate crystals in synovial fluid
A cute, painful information

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4
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chronic tophaceous gout

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Advanced stage
tophi white Nodule with crystals

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uric acid

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Waste product of purine metabolism

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what are sources of purine

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Alcohol
Organ meat – liver
Red meat
Seafood, shellfish, sardines

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what is uric acid primarily excreted by?

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Compound containing nitrogen
Excreted by kidneys

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Risk factors

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Male
Family history
Diet – high purine
Obesity
Diarrhetic therapy plus kidney insufficiency

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9
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Patho of gout

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increase uric acid levels

Uric acid accumulates in body fluids

Formation of urate crystals

Deposition in/around joints

Inflammation

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10
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s/sx gout

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intense pain, great toe
Early a.m.
Inflammation – edema, Tender, red
Fever
Malaise

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11
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complications of gout

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urate kidney stones

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