Gout: Basic Science and Clinical Practice

✍ Scribed by David S. Newcombe (auth.), Dwight R. Robinson (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 410
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Gout: Basic Science and Clinical Practice is a thoroughly researched comprehensive text which covers all important aspects of gout, including its genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management.

Gout is probably the most common rheumatic disease after osteoarthritis and is becoming more common with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the US, and in many other countries. Only about 10% of patients with gout are treated by rheumatologists and this often leads to inadequate diagnosis and treatment in general medical practice.

Written by an expert in the field this book is valuable reference for rheumatologists and others in the medical profession who are interested in understanding and managing this important disease.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
A Brief History of Gout....Pages 1-8
The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Gout....Pages 9-23
Purine Biochemistry....Pages 25-67
Uric Acid Metabolism in Humans....Pages 69-90
Clinical Aspects of Gout and Associated Disease States....Pages 91-185
Diagnostic Procedures in the Management of Gout....Pages 187-197
Roentgenographic Findings and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound....Pages 199-205
Mechanisms of the Acute Attack of Gout and Its Resolution....Pages 207-289
Management of Hyperuricemia and Gout....Pages 291-385
Back Matter....Pages 387-398

✦ Subjects

Rheumatology