Gout
Section: Metas - Actualización de cuidados enfermeros
How to quote
de la Torre Aboki J, Sivera Mascaró F, Pascual Gómez E. La gota. Metas de Enferm mar 2009; 12(2): 60-66
Authors
1Jenny de la Torre Aboki, 2Francisca Sivera Mascaró, 3Eliseo Pascual Gómez
Position
1Enfermera. Sección de Reumatología. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. Licenciada en Enfermería.2Reumatóloga del Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Valencia. Secretaria del Comité de Patología Ocular.3Jefe de Sección de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante.
Contact address
Sección de Reumatología. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. C/ Pintor Baeza, s/n. 03010 Alicante
Contact email: delatorre_jen@gua.es
Abstract
Gout is a curable disease characterized by episodes of acute and recurrent arthritis due to the formation and deposit of monosodium urate crystals. It is more common in males than females, in a ratio of 3:1. Therapeutic management of gout, which aims mainly to eliminate the monosodium urate crystals, encompasses pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment, while taking associated comorbidity factors into account. Nursing care in this pathology can be very important to facilitate self-care and effective coping with the disease and should be focused on structured health education programs aimed specifically at these patients.
This article, eighth in a series focused on rheumatology nursing care, presents gout, covering the general characteristics of this pathology, its clinical manifestations and the management of the therapeutic regimen of these patients.
Keywords:
rheumatology nursing; gout; acute arthritis; uric acid; Health Educationcare plan
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