Are there treatment guidelines for gout?

Depends: Do you have acute or chronic gout? There are medication options after bloodwork tests for chronic gout. There is also a fairly uniform treatment protocol for acute gout which may involve anti-inflammatory medication or injection, in addition to diet modification, uric acid bloodwork or joint fluid, x ray evaluation for joint destruction, etc.

Depends: Some managed care institutions probably have specific guidelines. In general, acute attacks are treated with anti-inflammatories , steroids, or a medicine called colchicine. Long term management depends on uric acid levels. And that may involve diet modification and medicine modifications and a medicine called allopurinol.