In this episode of the Joint Space podcast, Dylan Harris Lee, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona and Banner Health rheumatologist, discusses evolutionary theories, best practices, and the latest advances in treating gout, a centuries-old disease. Show highlights:

(00:00⁠) Intro

(⁠03:10⁠) What is gout?

(⁠05:28⁠) What are the primary signs and symptoms?

(⁠06:05⁠) How is gout diagnosed, what are the leading risk factors such as genetics?

(⁠06:48⁠) How common is it; are there racial, ethnic or sex differences?

(⁠08:09⁠) What is the role of inflammation, diet, and lifestyle?

(⁠09:45⁠) Does one attack increase your risk of chronic gout?

(⁠12:10⁠) What are the likely complications if gout is left untreated?

(⁠13:28⁠) What are the differences between gout and pseudogout?

(⁠17:08⁠) What medical care should someone who suspects gout seek?

(⁠19:08⁠) What research advances are on the horizon?

(⁠25:36⁠) What is most rewarding about treating patients as a rheumatologist

The Joint Space podcast is brought to you by the University of Arizona Arthritis Center, one of the first four Centers of Excellence in the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Joint Space is produced by Greg Gilles with assistance from Luke Grawer and Dagoberto Robles, MPH. Graphics were created by Luke Padwe.

Theme music is courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MC Yogi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and John Pattern. To learn more about the University of Arizona Arthritis Center, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠arthritis.arizona.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.