
Gout: Modern Concerns Course
Gout: Modern Concerns Course is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.
Description:
With increasing numbers of individuals suffering from gout, clinicians must understand the risk factors, testing, and treatment to successfully help patients effectively manage their disease. This course provides an overview of gout, including prevalence, who gets it, how it is diagnosed, and treatment guidelines.
Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this course is to equip nurses and physicians in acute care settings with updated knowledge of the management of gout.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Identify the characteristics of gout.
• Identify medical and pharmacological causes of gout.
• Describe the treatment of patients with acute and chronic gout and the implications for nursing and medical care