gout Flashcards
1
Q
what is the treatment fr acute gout
A
- NSAIDs
- Colchicine
- Prednisolone
2
Q
what is the treatment for chronic gout
A
- Lifestyle advice
- Allopurinol
- Febuxostat
- Xanthine oxidase inhibitors
- Cover with colchicine or NSAID for up to 6 months to prevent paradoxical risk of flare
- Aim uric acid level <300
3
Q
investigations for gout
A
- FBC + UE
- Inflammatory markers
- Uric acid
- Joint aspiration
- X-ray
4
Q
describe the differences between gout and psudeogout under a microscope
A
GOUT
* monosodium urate
* needlsshaoe
* Negatively birefringent
PSEUDOGOUT
* calcium pyrophosphate
* polymorphic rhomboid
* positively birefringent
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