Gout Basic Science and Clinical Practice /

• Main Author: Newcombe, David S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Robinson, Dwight R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Rheumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.

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 commo...

Table of Contents:

• A Brief history of Gout
• The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Gout
• Purine Biochemistry
• Uric Acid Metabolism in Humans
• Clinical Aspects of Gout and Associated Disease States
• Diagnostic Procedures in the Management of Gout
• Roentgenographic Findings
• Mechanisms of the Acute Attack of Gout and its Resolution
• Management of Hyperuricemia and Gout. .