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1
Q

What joints are more likely involved with gout?

A

foot and ankle

2
Q

What joints are more likely involved with pseudogout?

A

Knee and other joints

3
Q

What crystals are in gout?

A

monosodium urate (needle-shaped)

4
Q

What crystals are in pseudogout

A

calcium pyrophosphate (rhomboid-shaped)

5
Q

Which condition has negatively birefringent crystals?

A

gout

6
Q

Which condition has positively birefringent crystals?

A

pseudogout

7
Q

What are the risk factors for gout?

A

Male, HTN, Diabetes, obesity, HLD

8
Q

What should patients with gout avoid?

A

ETOH, red meat, seafood, aspirin, thiazides

9
Q

What is the first-line treatment for gout?

A

NSAID’s and ice

10
Q

What therapies are used when NSAIDs can’t be used?

A

Colchicine, steroids, intraarticular injections

11
Q

What drugs are used for gout prophylaxis and what MOA?

A

Allopurinol prevents the formation of uric acid

Probenecid encourages renal excretion