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What is the treatment for Gout of the Elbow? - acha
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03-23-2010, 09:22 PM
What is the treatment fro Gout of the elbow?
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03-24-2010, 08:24 AM
What do you use Allopurinol, Probenecid...
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03-24-2010, 07:53 PM
For prevention they use Allopurinol, probenecid and sulfinpyrazone.
Not during acute attack.
For acute attack use NSAIDs steroids if needed.
Colchicine in first 24 hrs of attack, c/i to NSAIDs and as a part of preventive tx
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03-24-2010, 08:11 PM
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03-24-2010, 08:20 PM
acute case:
ist line --NSAID except ASPIRIN, usually indomethasine
or colchicine

older patient, any contra of NSAID -- steroid

to prevent chronic attack:
Allopurinol,
Probenecid
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