Risk factors Clinical presentation Physical examination Diagnostic criteria Often a clinical diagnosis. Alternatively, can consider using EULAR or ACR criteria to aid in diagnosis EULAR ACR Although knee OA is the most frequently encountered, OA can also involve the hands and hips which can be diagnosed by using the ACR criteria 🔍Investigations Diagnosis is mainly…
Image of “The Gout”, by James Gillray. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Natural History of Gout Not all individuals with hyperuricemia develop asymptomatic MSU crystal deposition or gout Risk factors for gout 3 clinical classical stages Extra-articular manifestation: Urolithiasis, Chronic nephropathy (Thus, don’t forget to assess also patient’s Renal Function) Diagnosis 🔬 Definite (gold standard): Demonstration of MSU…