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Gout: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment
July 21, 2020
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Dr. Zina Semenovskaya
Dr. Semenovskaya specializes in emergency medicine, and received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She is currently the medical director at Remote Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC and splits her time working clinically as an emergency medicine attending in California and Alaska. She is the first of our doctors to be fluent in Russian.
Gout is one of the most frequently documented illnesses in history. Today, gout affects 8.3 million Americans, roughly 4%of the U.S. population. Chances are you have heard of gout, but you may not know much about it unless you or someone you know has experienced it.
Gout is a form of arthritis that causes sudden, painful attacks in the joints—the big toe in particular. Gout is exacerbated by a variety of factors and although there is no cure, it can be treated and controlled with a combination of medication and lifestyle modifications.
In this article, I’ll explore:
“If you are experiencing sudden pain and swelling in a great toe or joint, you may be experiencing gout.”
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by
Dr. Zina Semenovskaya
Dr. Semenovskaya specializes in emergency medicine, and received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She is currently the medical director at Remote Emergency Medicine Consulting, LLC and splits her time working clinically as an emergency medicine attending in California and Alaska. She is the first of our doctors to be fluent in Russian.
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