Credit: Getty Images The intense pain and inflammation caused by gout may pose physical limitations that affect the mental and emotional health of patients living with the disease. Gout is an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Experts might use words like “suboptimal” or “insufficient” to describe gout management in the United States. To ...

gout_TS_51955685 Ample opportunities exist to increase clinician's knowledge of gout identification and management. SAN ANTONIO – Effective gout management is critical to improving overall patient ...

There are major gaps in quality of care in management of gout. Health care professionals should assess the serum urate level in patients at risk for gout and monitor serum urate regularly during urate ...

Once gout has been diagnosed, the cause of the hyperuricemia should be identified. The two most common causes of hyperuricemia are decreased renal elimination of urate and excessive alcohol intake. A ...

Gout's progression from acute to chronic stages necessitates early diagnosis and adherence to treatment to prevent severe outcomes and reduce costs. Hyperuricemia is a primary factor in gout ...

For gout, xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitors are the choice for first-line urate-lowering therapy (ULT) according to the 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout, which ...

Gout and chronic kidney disease (CKD) often co-exist, and while common urate-lowering therapies (ULT), such as allopurinol, are indicated for patients with gout, concerns associated with renal ...

Poor control of gout leads to recurrent flares of severe pain, work disability, joint damage and activity limitation. The cornerstone of effective management of the disease is long-term serum urate ...

Today, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released the 2020 Guideline for the Management of Gout. The updated guideline reflects new clinical evidence that became available since the ACR last ...

Gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, often coexists with comorbidities that require integrated assessment and treatment. The burden of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) ...