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D5E2: Gout

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Gout is _____ ___ crystal deposition disease involving hyper____ which leads to formation of ___ crystals deposited in the tissue. monosodium urate, uricemia, urate.
Hyperuricemia pts produce ____ amount of urate. too much OR too little.
Uric acid is made from _____ molecules which comes from ___, ____, or ___. purine, diet, de novo synthesis, tissue nucleic acid degraded to nucleotides.
Purines normally metab to either ___ or ____ then are excreted out. nucleic acid, uric acid.
Peeps who make too much uric acid may do so because of ____ abnormalities (like increased ____ synthetase or decreased ____ transferase), increased ____ breakdown, excessive ____ synthesis, or excessive cell ___ (due to cytotoxic mediators). enzyme, PRPP (phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate), HGPRT (hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl), tissue, cell, lysis.
peeps who can't make enough uric acid may do so because of decreased ____ of it (85% of pts). excretion.
Uric acid is excreted mostly in ___ but also through GI tract after _____ degrade it in large intestine. urine, bacteria.
What are the four steps to renal urate transport? glom filtration, reabsorption of almost all, secretion of almost all the rest, reabsorption again at proximal tubule of the rest.
Gout comorbidities: _____ which is directly related to urate levels, ____ where high levels of insulin can reduce urate _____ at the ____ channel, and ____ which can effect GFR. Obesity, Insulin resistance, excretion, URAT1, HTN.
Drugs that induce urate overproduction thereby causing gout include what 3 agents? cytotoxic drugs, alcohol, and vitamin B12.
Gout Attack begins by ___ crystals stimulating the synthesis and release of _____ inflam mediators which interact directly w the __. MSU gets eaten by the cells (__) which continues the inflam process. MSU, humoral and cellular, cell membrane. Phagocytosis.
Early Gout Attack involves ______ and ___ cells of the inflam response. monocytes & mast cells
Late Gout Attack involves ______ cells of the inflam response. This is important to note because ____. Neutrophils, it is the HALLMARK of ACUTE gout attack.
What type of cell lines causes the resolution of a gout attack? well differentiated cell lines.
When certain cell lines resolve a gout attack, they ____ the crystals, ____ apoptosis occurs, inflam mediators are activated, and vascular walls become ____. coat and clear, neutrophil, permeable.
Although the cell lines can resolve an acute gout attack, the area is left with a ____ level of inflam which is caused by the crystals and the ____ interactions (inflammation!) which causes damage long-term. low, chondrocytes.
Gout shows as "gouty arthritis" which as it worsens it goes from asymptomatic tissue _____, acute ____, intercritical ____, then eventually chronic gout. deposition, flare, segment.
Sx of gout include intense pain, warmth, fever, swelling, erythema, inflam of joint which all show mostly when? at night
Exacerbating gout factors include infection, rapid _____ of SrUrate, alcohol, trauma. lowering
Tophi is a term used to describe _____ and usually shows up in the ____ phase of gout. It can be located at ____ or ____. uric acid deposits, late, joints or BEYOND
Tophi occurs as either ____ or ___ tophi and can turn into an infection, joint ____, or nerve ____. subcutaneous or intraarticular, deformity, compression.
To dx gout presumptively you do not need to see _____ crystals in aspirtate
Dx definitively:MSU crystals in_OR_in crystalsOR6/11:1._swelling in joint on xray2._on joint3.first_joint tender/swollen4.first_joint unilateral attack5._joint unilateral attack6.hyper_7.max inflam@_8._acute attack9._cysts10._tophi11._during an attack synovial fluid, tophi, asymmetric, redness, MTP, MTP, tarsal, uricemia, 1d, 2, subcortical, suspected, synovial fluid cx (-).
Nonpharm gout trx includes wt __, inc low fat __ foods, dec __&__food, avoid __, trx/maintain __ risk factors. loss, dairy, red meat & seafood, alcohol, cardiovascular.
Gout trx includes decreasing underlying inflammation with ___ or __ and trx the crystal depositions (hyperuricemia) with __, __, or __ nsaids or corticosteroids; colchicine, xanthine oxidase inhibitors (allopurinol, febuxostat), or uricolytics (probenecid, pegloticase).
What three NSAIDs are fda approved to trx AcuteGoutyAttacks? indomethacin, naproxen, sulindac.
What does of NSAIDs should u use for trx of Acute Gouty Attacks? MAX dose!
Which NSAIDs are used orally (1) and Intraarticular Injections (3) for Gout? Oral Prednisone, IA Triamcinolone, Methylprenisolone, or Bethamethasone.
Colchicine is a anti___ agent that targets ___ during an attack. Its used as 2nd Line bc its slower to onset and has inc Ae. Also you must use it within __ of sx or else it wont work. mitotic, neutrophils, 1d.
Colchicine Ae include ___, ___suppression, ___probs, or muscle ___. n/v/d/abdom pain, mylosuppresion, neuro probs, muscle rhabdomyolysis.
XOi are initiated ___ in time from an attack. 6-8w AFTER an acute attack.
XOi MUST be admined in combo w prophylactic ___ for gout attack. Colchicine
Allopurinol is a ___ class of drug. Goal SrUrate of under ___mg/dL. Efficacy is __ dependent. XOi, 6, dose
____ is the most commonly prescribed drug for gout management. Allopurinol
Allopurinol Ae include skin___, __ sx, ha, ___ syndrome which causes death rash, GI, hypersensitivity
Febuxostat is a __class of drug. Goal SrUrate of under __ mg/dL. Adjust for kidney problems of CrCl < __mL/min. Adjust for liver problems of ____. XOi, 6, 30, NONE!
Febuxostat contraindicated with DDI: __,__,__ theophylline, mercaptopurine, azathioprine
Probenecid is a __class of drug that works by inhibiting the ____ of uric acid in the ____ part of the kidney to promote its excretion. Uricolytic, reabsorption, proximal tubule.
Probenecid Ae include Nephro____. This can be avoided by ____ the dose, increase ___ intake. nephrolithiasis, water.
Pegloticase is a ___class of drug. BlackBox: ____ and _____. Uricolytic, anaphalactic shock & infusion site rxn.
Drugs that decrease your urate levels include what 5 that cis-inhibit URAT1 Probenecid, Sulfinpyrazone, Benzbromarone, Losartan, Salicylate
Drugs that decrease your urate levels include what 1 that increases your kidney excretion of urate? Amlodipine
Drugs that decrease your urate levels include what 2 that inhibit xanthine oxidase? Allopurinol, febuxostat
Drugs that decrease your urate levels include what 1 that oxidizes urate-->allantoin? Uricase
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