In this RCP Medicine podcast and BSR Talking Rheumatology podcast collaboration Dr Roz Benson and Dr Lisa Waters discuss a challenging case of a patient with an acute hot joint who presented to the acute medical unit. It covers wide ranging topics including diagnosis and management of gout, investigation of the acute hot joint and how to treat septic arthritis. Dr Roz Benson is a Consultant Rheumatologist at NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, BSR Digital Learning Editor, and Talking Rheumatology host and Dr Lisa Waters is a Rheumatology and Acute Medicine Consultant at Manchester University Hospitals. She is clinical lead for Acute Medicine and a former RCP Chief Registrar.
Resources
NICE: Diagnosis and management of gout
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng219/chapter/Recommendations
The British Society for Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout
https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article-abstract/56/7/e1/3855179?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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