Gout

Gouty pitfalls

By Drs. Carson Chin, Nathan Hitchman, and Jordan Friedmann on January 24, 2024

Guidelines recommend that ULT be directed by SUA, but interpretation of such differs in acute and chronic phases of gout. Therapies require renal dose adjustment and can lead to serious and even fatal adverse events. Preventable adverse events continue to occur in BC due to underutilization of testing.

Headache

Giant Cell Arteritis Part 2: Treatment

By Jordan Friedmann, Neda Amiri, Mohammad Bardi, Natasha Dehghan on April 28, 2021

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in adults above 50 years of age. GCA is a rheumatological emergency. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are required to reduce the risk of complications.

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