title: Treatment and prevention of gout.
abstract: Gout is a disorder of purine metabolism that primarily occurs in adult males. Elevated plasma uric acid concentrations (hyperuricemia) cause deposits of urate crystals in joint spaces causing severe, repeated attacks of arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Scott J. Saccomano is an assistant professor at Coastal Carolina University, Department of Nursing, Conway, South Carolina. Lucille R. Ferrara is an assistant professor, director Family Nurse Practitioner Program Department of Graduate Studies, Pace University, College of Health Professions, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pleasantville, N.Y.
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Saccomano
authors.forename: Lucille R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ferrara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000451:nursing; D004032:Diet; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011859:Radiography / Q000451:nursing; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid