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uric acid crystals, gouty arthritis, acute, gout, acute, acute gouty arthritis, attack of a metabolic disease marked by uric acid deposits, in the joints, disorder causes, painful arthritis, in the joints, the feet, legs, gout, a defect in metabolism that results in an overproduction of uric acid or a reduced ability, the kidney to eliminate uric acid, exact cause, the metabolic defect, diabetes, obesity, sickle cell anemia, kidney disease, follow drug therapy that interferes, uric acid excretion, gout has 4 stages, asymptomatic, acute, intercritical, chronic, in acute gouty arthritis, symptoms develop suddenly, involve only one, a few joints, pain frequently starts, night, throbbing, crushing, excruciating, joint appears infected, signs of warmth, redness, tenderness, attacks of painful joints, subside in several days, recur at irregular intervals, subsequent attacks, have a longer duration, progress to chronic gouty arthritis, have no further attacks, risk is greater in men, postmenopausal women, people who drink alcohol, joint pain, begins suddenly, affects one, joints, hip pain, knee pain, ankle pain, foot pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, wrist pain, hand pain, pain in other joints, great toe, knee, ankle joints, most often affected, joint swelling, the affected joints, stiffness, the joint, joint warm, red, fever present, skin lump, drain chalky material, a physical examination, the joints shows acute arthritis, synovial fluid analysis shows uric acid crystals, uric acid, blood test, elevated, joint x-rays normal, following tests might also be helpful, uric acid, urine, synovial biopsy, blood differential, goals of treatment, mainly to stop the pain, inflammation associated, the initial attack, prevent future attacks, colchicine is one, the medications that is effective in reducing the pain, swelling, inflammation associated, acute gout attacks, pain often subsides, 12 hours of starting treatment, completely relieved in 48 hours, medication works by decreasing the inflammation, uric acid crystals, the joint, does not decrease the uric acid levels, in the bloodstream, daily use of colchicine, allopurinol helps, prevent future attacks, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, nsaids, very effective in treating the pain, inflammation of an acute gout attack, taken soon after symptoms start, corticosteroids, very effective, inject the inflamed joint, steroids to relieve the pain, codeine, analgesics, occasionally be, pain relief, increased fluid intake prevents the formation of kidney stones, a diet low in purines, organ meats, beer, wine, certain types of fish contain high levels of purines, adequate treatment of acute attacks allows people to live a normal life, acute form, progress to chronic disease, uric acid, eliminated by the kidneys, chronic gout, lead to formation of uric acid kidney stones, side effects of medications, chronic gouty arthritis, kidney stones, kidney dysfunction, symptoms occur, suggestive of acute gouty arthritis, not be preventable, some precipitating factors, trauma, alcohol consumption, dietary purines, medications, reduce attacks, gout.