THE WORLD IS CHANGING NOWADAYS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION. DURING THIS PERIOD AND POST COVID 19 PANDEMIC, A MODERN MEDICAL SCHOLAR WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST ICT SKILLS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE PAST. THIS SITE WAS CREATED AT THE BEGINNING OF COVID 19 LOCKDOWN WITH THE AIM TO PROVIDE MEDICAL STUDENTS WITH SELF STUDY NOTES IN MEDICINE, PHARMACOLOGY, RESEARCH METHODS, MICROBIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY.
August 21, 2020
ONE HUNDRED MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND THE SYSTEMS THEY AFFECT-GOUT
(90) Gout. This
condition is common in geriatric patient.
Here, there is increasing uric acid in the body, which leads to
deposition of urate crystals in the synovial fluids especially in the joints of
big toes. Such crystals later, induces
inflammation in such joints where they are deposited, triggering swelling and extreme
pain.
Godfrey Kateregga as the author and administrator of this page, is a Ugandan youth male Graduate from Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Western Uganda. He is a medical scientist with over half a decade in instructing medical students and, interested in sharing medical information and medical informatics plus ICT, widely experienced in training Adults with special needs.
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