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All About Gout for Primary Care
How to regulate “the king of diseases and the disease of kings” is this Patient Care Special Report's domain.
Gout, “the king of diseases and the disease of kings,” remains the most common inflammatory arthropathy.1 A disorder of purine metabolism, gout has more than doubled in prevalence over the past 2 decades.2 The majority of patients who have gout will receive most to all of their gout care from their primary care provider.3
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Topics will include:
• The basic components of gout diagnosis
• Management of acute gout attacks
• Pharmacological interventions for acute gout
• Management of chronic gout
• Pharmacological interventions for chronic gout
• Prevention of future gout attacks
• Referral to rheumatology
First up: a gout multiple-choice pre-test aimed at primary care physicians. The questions will be answered in upcoming segments of this Special Report and you will see them again, as a post-test, at the conclusion of the series.
Continue to Gout Special Report Pre-test
PRE-TEST
Take our short pre-test to see what you know about gout and the current guidelines for disease diagnosis and treatment for acute and chronic disease.
Question 1:
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The correct answer is C. Crystal examination
Question 2.
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The correct answer is A. Chronic hyperuricemia
Question 3.
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The correct answer is E. A and C but not B (Maximum inflammation within 12 to 24 hours is a hallmark.)
Question 4.
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The correct answer is C. 30%
Question 5.
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The correct answer is B. Useful for chronic gout but not for acute gout
Question 6.
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The correct answer is D. Allopurinol
Question 7.
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The correct answer is C. 1.2 mg within 12 hours of onset, 0.6 mg 1 hour later
Question 8.
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The correct answer is D. A starting dose of 40 to 60 mg/d with a taper over 10 to 14 days
Question 9.
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The correct answer is C. < 6 mg/dL
Question 10.
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The correct answer is B. Allopurinol
The next installment in this Special Report about gout in primary care: Diagnosis.
References:
1. Choi H. Epidemiology of crystal arthropathy. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2006;32:255-273, v.
2. Lawrence RC, Felson DT, Helmick CG, et al. Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States., part II. Arthritis Rheum. 2008;58:26-35.
3. Jawad AS. Teaching rheumatology in primary care. Ann Rheum Dis. 2000;59:1000-1001.
