Gout is a type of joint inflammation that leads to pain and swelling in your joints. It occurs when there’s too much uric acid in your body. Gout usually impacts the big toe joint, but it can also affect other joints like your:
- Knees.
- Ankles.
- Feet.
- Hands and wrists.
- Elbows.
Gout symptoms come and go in episodes known as flares or gout attacks. A healthcare professional will recommend medicines and dietary changes to reduce your uric acid levels and decrease the frequency of gout attacks in the future.
Gout MCQ for NEET
Ques 1. It is recommended to avoid __________ for people with gout
1. dairy products
2. alcohol
3. Both 1. and 2.
4. None of the above
Answer: alcohol
Ques 2. The accumulation of this substance in the body causes gout.
1. Blood plasma
2. WBC
3. Synovial fluid
4. Uric acid
Answer: Uric acid
Ques 3. ________is recommended for considering as first-line therapy for gout.
1. Febuxostat
2. Allopurinol
3. Probenecid
4. Benzbromarone
Answer: Allopurinol
Ques 4. Gout attack commonly occurs at this ________site.
1. Foot
2. Knee
3. Ankle
4. Big toe
Answer: Big toe
Ques 5. Which of the following is a symptom of gout?
1. Severe pain, warmth and swelling in joints
2. Purple or red skin
3. Itching skin, peeling at the site of a gout attack
4. All of these
Answer: All of these
Ques 6. Generally, uric acid is eliminated from the body through
1. Sweat
2. Metabolization of liver
3. Urine
4. Breathing
Answer: Urine
Ques 7. This is not a first-line option for pharmacological treatment of gout
1. Oral colchicine
2. Aspirin
3. Corticosteroids
4. NSAIDS
Answer: Aspirin
Ques 8. Pharmacologic therapy can be initiated after how long, once the acute gout attack has taken place?
1. after 48 hours
2. after 24 hours
3. within 24 hours
4. within 1 hour
Answer: within 24 hours
Ques 9. Gout is known as the “diseases of kings” because _______.
1. Gout is not the “diseases of kings”
2. It is hereditary
3. Of its association with rich food
4. It was diagnosed by a king’s doctor
Answer: Of its association with rich food
Ques 10. Which of the following factors increasing the cause of developing gout?
1. Asthma
2. A diet having a high salt content
3. Genetics – family history
4. All of these
Answer: Genetics – family history
