These eight tests are especially important for gout patients

Gout patients often have such questions: I have had gout for some years. When I don’t go to the hospital to see a doctor, I also came here to take painkillers myself. How can the doctor prescribe so many examinations for me as soon as I go to the hospital? Today’s article is to solve everyone’s doubts and let patients know what tests doctors will do when evaluating gout. 1. Detection of serum uric acid In previous articles, we mentioned many times that high uric acid is the basic condition for causing gout attacks, so the determination of blood uric acid is very important for the diagnosis and evaluation of gout and the evaluation of the therapeutic effect of lowering Read More …

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[Safeguard] of Allopurinol–Detection of HLA-B5801 Gene

Gene testing sounds [Gao Da Shang], even doctors, many also can’t fully understand the doorway. In fact, the clinical application of gene testing is nothing more than diagnosis of diseases or guidance of treatment. For example, HLA-B27 gene, which is common in rheumatology, is significantly more likely to cause ankylosing spondylitis in people carrying this gene than in the general population. So, is there a similar situation in the treatment of gout? We often encounter patients in outpatient clinics who will ask: Doctor, I heard that there is a gene positive person who is prone to gout. Can you help me test it? Others say gout has a gene that is easy to measure. If it is measured, you will Read More …