title: Gout diagnosis and management: what NPs need to know.
abstract: Gout is the result of hyperuricemia, from either the body's overproduction or underexcretion. It can result in joint deterioration and destruction when improperly managed. Because primary care providers diagnose and treat the vast majority of patients with gout, it is important that they understand current guidelines and evidence-based practice.
authors.affiliation: Samford University, Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing, Birmingham, Ala, USA.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hardy
mesh_terms: D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic