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Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
forefoot, ankles, knees ... Uncertain diagnosis or arthrocentesis ... not possible • Ultrasound ... • Serum urate level ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
acute rheumatic fever ... reactive arthritis, gout ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #