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usually in the hand or foot (often at the base of the big toe), but sometimes in the elbow or knee
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What month of the year tropical cyclones occur most?
it usually occur from september to november.
What regions do earthquakes mostly occur?
earthquakes usually occur at tectonic plate boundaries
What month of the year do tropical cyclones occur most?
it usually occur from september to november.
What region do hurricanes usually occur in?
Carribeans
Do earthquakes occur fast?
usually yes.
Where is the worst place for gout to occur?
The feet and hands are the most likely place for gout to occur and these are very important in the body's mobility and its ability to work. so it would seem fair to say the hands and feet.
Does interverterbral joints involve in gout?
Not usually
What are the symptoms found for excess of uric acid in a person?
Usually gout - usually characterised by joint swelling and pain, but visceral gout is also possible.
Is gout associated with knee and hip pain?
Not usually. Gout is more likely to be associated with the hands and feet.
Which age group is most at risk for gout?
Gout usually occurs in middle aged men of up to the mid-40s. It tends often to be accompanied in this group with obesity, high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels, and heavy alcohol use. Gout can also develop in the elderly, occurring equally in men as in women. In the elderly it is often associated with kidney problems and /or the use of diuretics. and is less often associated with alcohol use. Aside from inherited genetic disorders that cause hyperuricemia, gout in children is rare. Men are at higher risk of developing gout. and gout typically strikes after 20 - 40 years of persistent hyperuricemia, so men who develop it usually experience their first attack between the ages of 30 and 50. Before menopause, women have a significantly lower risk of developing gout, (Only about 15% of female gout cases occur before menopause.) After menopause the risk of developing gout increases in women. At age 60 the incidence of gout is equal in men and women, and after 80, gout occurs more often in women.
Where can people get gout?
People can get gout anywhere in the world. the condition is caused by elevated uric acid in the blood. usually through poor diet.
Identify the area of the foot that is usually affected by gout?
Gout most often affects one joint in the big toe (i.e. podagra).
What are some diseases than can occur because of poor diet?
Anemia, gout, scurvy. From best to worst.
What is gout like?
Gout is when uric acid crystallizes in a joint, usually the one in the big toe. The crystal shape is like a needle and it causes lots of pain and inflamation.
Where does the flood usually occur?
Floods usually occur in florida. {I think}
How is gout spread?
Gout is not spread it is a malfunction in thebody's ability to deal with uric acid. The result is the formation of uric acid crystals that cause the disease in the joints , usually but not always at the extremity's
When hurricanes occur?
they usually occur in summer
