GOUT Flashcards

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Indomethacin

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NSAID used in gouT

Acute treatment for gout

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Colchicine

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Used in acute stage of gout **TQ
-binds to Tubulin
-inhibits neutrophil migration
A.E- GIT irritation including diarrhea

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Probenecid

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Uricosuric

Reduced load of uric acid by increasing in urine
Not very potent

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Losartain

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Uricisurics

-weak
Helps reduce body load of uric acid increasing in urine

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Rasbuticase

Pegloticase

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Provides exogenous uricase

  • only used for patient flooded with uricase as a result of chemo of lymphoma and leukemia
  • can develop antibodies to them
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Allopurinol

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Decrease uric acid synthesis

  • competitive inhibitor of Xanthine
    Can cause severe hypersensitivity

TQ !!

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Febuxostat

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Decrease synthesis of uric acid

  • non competitive inhibitor of Xanthine oxidase
  • more potency and efficacy than allopurinol
  • no allergen city
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Steven Johnson’s syndrome

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Association with HLA-B*5801 and allopurinol induces SJS/TEN

-screen This in patients

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Antiinflammatories

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Indomethacin

Colchicine

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Probenecid
Losartain
Rasburicase
Pegloticase

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Urosuric
Agennt

1) -increase loss in urine
2) exogenous uricase- chemo

Avoid salicylayes

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Ferbuxostat

Allopurinol

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Xanthine oxidase inhibitors for gout - decrease synthesis of uric acid

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