Arthritis Treatment: Gout and Hyperuricaemia.
Image via Wikipedia Hyperuricaemia is a higher than normal blood level of uric acid. There are individuals with high blood uric acid levels and have never had an attack of gout. Are these people at risk of arthritis of the joints and kidney stones from urate crystals deposits? Yes they are. Firstly the diagnosis of [...]
Arthritis Treatment:Chronic Gout.
Image via Wikipedia In the days before adequate treatment controlled the blood level of uric acid, chronic gout presented with multiple joint involvement and chronic poly-arthritis. Today this is rare and only found in patients who refuse medication, have poor compliance or unable to take suitable medication. Here the acute gout attack will become more [...]
Arthritis Treatment: Gout and Podagra.
Image by Travelin’ Librarian via Flickr Image by Travelin’ Librarian via Flickr The first explanation of podagra was in the sixteenth century by Burgamer, a German Physician. He said podagra is a pain in the feet with or without swelling which comes from dampness or drought. Podagra is acute gout affecting the big toe and [...]
Arthritis Treatment: Types of Gout.
Image via Wikipedia Gout develops when the level of uric acid in the blood stream is higher than normal. When this happens urate crystal are deposited in and around the joints. There are two types of gout, primary and secondary. The body eliminates uric acid from the blood naturally and most of this (66%) is [...]
Arthritis Treatment: Gout.
Image via Wikipedia Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis. In gout, crystals of uric acid is deposited in and around the joints. For this deposit of urate to occur, the circulating level of uric acid in the blood must be higher than normal. Gout has been recorded through the centuries. Hippocrates wrote about it [...]
Arthritis Treatment: Types of Gout.
Image via Wikipedia Gout develops when the level of uric acid in the blood stream is higher than normal. When this happens urate crystal are deposited in and around the joints. There are two types of gout, primary and secondary. The body eliminates uric acid from the blood naturally and most of this (66%) is [...]
Arthritis Treatment: Gout.
Image via Wikipedia Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis. In gout, crystals of uric acid is deposited in and around the joints. For this deposit of urate to occur, the circulating level of uric acid in the blood must be higher than normal. Gout has been recorded through the centuries. Hippocrates wrote about it [...]
Arthritis: Is Gout a Disease of Indulgence?
When the level of uric acid in the blood is too high, gout can develop. It was known as the patrician’s malady in the past because it was considered a disease of over indulgence amongst the wealthy. High purine diet can affect gout and red meat is high in purine. The rich ate red meat [...]
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