Gout, or gout disease, as people know it, is a disease caused by the high proportion of uric acid in the blood, which leads to the deposition of these salts in the joints and mucous membranes in the joints, which in turn may cause severe pain in the joints In general and in the articulation of the thumb in particular. Gout causes inflammation and inflammation in the joints where these deposits occur. This disease is called royalism because in ancient times it was afflicted by the rich and the upper class as a result of eating too much red meat, so this is one of the causes of gout.
The vast majority of this disease are to be men, it has been infected by women in menopause. There are several factors that help in the incidence of this disease, such as previously mentioned eating red meat and animal proteins are large, high cholesterol, excess weight, and diuretics, defects and deficiencies in the thyroid gland, kidney disease, high blood pressure non-controlled, diabetes and specifically of the first type, and the presence of a family history of gout disease, injury, lack of movement, and narrowing of the arteries and the weakness of ischemic heart and others.
There are several tests that can diagnose gout, including synovial fluid, by withdrawing the fluid from the joint. It is used to determine whether the pain caused by the presence of gout or false gout or as a result of the outbreak of the source of bacterial infection, and therefore this analysis is the separation between these diseases and decisive for the occasion of gout.
Another analysis is the analysis of uric acid in the blood. This is not an absolute analysis. The high uric acid level does not necessarily mean gout. Gout can be analyzed by doing a uric acid test in the urine 24 hours. When the patient takes drugs that raise the level of uric acid in the urine is conducted and the examination based on the value is determined the type of treatment appropriate and also must be analyzed kidney function to ensure that there are no problems in the formation of the stone or kidney failure. There are several other tests that can also be done to make sure that there are no kidney problems that may also help in determining appropriate treatment such as urine tests, triglycerides, white blood cells and others, and radiation tests can be made to confirm the presence of gout and its effect on the joints.