GOUT AND RHEUMATISM.

2015 Gout Classification Criteria: An American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Collaborative Initiative

OBJECTIVE Existing criteria for the classification of gout have suboptimal sensitivity and/or specificity, and were developed at a time when advanced imaging was not available. The current effort was undertaken to develop new classification criteria for gout. METHODS An international group of investigators, supported by the American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheu...

Rheumatism

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Rheumatism

Rheumatism

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The cartoon in doctor-patient communication. Further study of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council handbook on gout.

A sample of 50 consecutive patients with gout was tested by means of a multiple-choice knowledge-testing questionnaire based on the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council's Gout: A Handbook for Patients. Patients were divided into two groups: (a) those tested with an illustrated booklet containing 89 cartoons, and (b) those tested with an unillustrated booklet with text exactly the same as in the ill...