09-24-2008, 07:52 AM
A 70-year-old male presents with a past history of mildly elevated uric acid level. He has read about uric acid and its association with gout and renal disease. When counseling this patient regarding therapy, you recommend treatment to lower the uric acid in which of the following situations?
A. Repeat elevated uric acid
B. Recurrent episodes of gout
C. To prevent renal stones
D. To prevent kidney disease
E. After one episode of gout
A. Repeat elevated uric acid
B. Recurrent episodes of gout
C. To prevent renal stones
D. To prevent kidney disease
E. After one episode of gout