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Rheumatology
Management of Gout in Primary Care – Mainpro+
DURATION
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
Mainpro+
EXPIRY DATE
2014-05-09
Learning objectives
- Determine patients who are candidates for urate lowering therapy
- Counsel a patient on the proper management of an acute gout flare and the different lifestyle changes to reduce serum urate acid levels
- Effectively manage a patient that fails to reach serum urate acid levels with allopurinol therapy
- Discuss the management issues in a patient with gout and reduced renal function