Gout
What research knows about gout comes from people who live with it. Here is how many do, what records they usually have, and what sharing yours is worth.
What patients usually have
The records behind gout
Joint aspiration and synovial fluid microscopy
when the diagnosis is uncertain
guidelineX-ray, ultrasound or dual-energy CT of affected joints
when aspiration is not possible or the diagnosis remains uncertain
guidelineAnnual serum urate monitoring on urate-lowering therapy
annual, once the target serum urate level is reached
guidelineSerum urate blood test to confirm the diagnosis
at diagnosis, repeated at least 2 weeks after a flare if low during it
guidelineSerum urate blood tests while urate-lowering therapy is titrated
monthly until the target serum urate level is reached
guideline
What sharing it is worth
$66
per licence for a complete story and one year of these records, $66 to $727
- Your health story$23how
- Lab resultsx2$0.42how
- Scan reportsx1$2.79how
- Repeated lab resultsx13$1.87how
- Richness premium (3 kinds of data linked)x2.33how
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