The examination methods of gout include laboratory examination, imaging examination and physical examination.
1. Laboratory tests: laboratory tests related to gout include liver function, kidney function, blood routine, urinary uric acid, urine routine, etc. The white blood cell count and neutrophil count in blood routine of patients with gouty attack can be increased, urinary uric acid and blood uric acid can understand the level of uric acid in patients with gout and its excretion, and the liver and kidney function can observe the state of the patient’s liver and kidney function.
2. Imaging examination: Gout-related imaging examinations include CT, X-ray, ultrasound, etc. Among them, dual-energy CT and ultrasound can identify urate crystals, which is helpful for the diagnosis of gout and the evaluation of uric acid control, and X-ray can observe diseased joints, which is also helpful for the diagnosis of the disease.
3. Physical examination: physical examination of gout patients is also an important part of the diagnosis, gout attack patients often appear affected joints reddening of the skin, and there are tenderness, pressure pain and joint mobility disorders.
Gout patients can go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals, under the guidance of the doctor standardized diagnosis and treatment.