title: Gout and pseudogout.
authors.affiliation: Patricia A. Higgins is an assistant professor in the PA program at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Ill. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000069237:Arthrocentesis; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004035:Diet Therapy; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization; D011859:Radiography; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D006074:Gout Suppressants; D000493:Allopurinol; D003078:Colchicine