Tag: gout

Case Report: Gout

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

G.M. is a 61-year-old male who decided to do intermittent fasting after I discussed with him the benefits of fasting. He started out weighing 172 lbs with a waistline of 36 inches. At that time, he was also having frequent nonspecific vague abdominal pains. He saw his primary care physician and several specialists and had…

Gout and Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article is a segment of a multi-part series about the multiple medical conditions associated with metabolic syndrome. For an introduction about the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), see Part 1. Part 2 discusses MetS and its association with some pulmonary disease conditions. This section talks about MetS and its relationship with gout, obstructive sleep apnea, and…