A Treatise on Gout and Rheumatic Gout (Rheumatoid Arthritis) (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Alfred Baring Garrod

9780260311016: A Treatise on Gout and Rheumatic Gout (Rheumatoid Arthritis) (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0260311014 ISBN 13: 9780260311016

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A classic medical work on gout and rheumatic gout, this volume presents a thorough look at the condition from its early descriptions to practical treatment.

The author draws on extensive clinical experience to explain how gout affects the blood, urine, and joints, and to outline a reasoned approach to both acute attacks and chronic disease. This edition updates the discussion with contemporary observations and the author’s evolving views on therapy.

Readers will find the book organized around the disease’s course, its diagnostic clues, and the rationale behind available remedies. While the focus is historical, the text offers clear, concrete guidance on managing symptoms, selecting treatments, and understanding how dietary and systemic factors influence gout. The volume also situates gout within a broader medical context, reviewing the role of uric acid and related compounds in the body.

Detailed description of gout’s onset, progression, and key clinical features
Discussion of treatments, including purgatives, diuretics, and other common remedies of the era
Examination of blood and urine changes associated with gout, and the role of uric acid
Guidance on diet, lifestyle, and monitoring during acute flares and chronic disease

Ideal for readers of historical medical texts, students, and anyone curious about how gout was understood and treated in this period.

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