Gout

Question 1

What is gout

Answer 1

Inflammatory response to urate crystals in joints and soft tissue

Question 2

What is the etiology of gout

Answer 2

Unknown

Question 3

What is the pathophysiology of gout

Answer 3

Elevated serum uric acid levels resulting from overproduction of uric acid or under excretion of uric acid

Question 4

What is gout strongly associated with

Answer 4

Consumption of alcohol, fructose-sweetened drinks, meat, and seafood

Question 5

What are the manifestations of gout

Answer 5

Hyperuricemia, abrupt pain, tophi in and around joints, renal stones

Question 6

What is Tophi of gout

Answer 6

Occur in 30% of those who are untreated for five years

Question 7

Where does Tophi of gout usually occur?

Answer 7

In the ear, over the olecranon processes, Achilles tendons