Volume 77, Supplement 2

Preventing and Treating Acute Gout Attacks Across the Clinical Spectrum: A Roundtable Discussion

1. All but one of the following should be considered when assessing whether an acute attack of arthritis is gout or a joint infection. Which one shouldn’t be?

1. The joint affected
2. Whether or not the patient has a history of similar acute arthritis attacks
3. Serum urate level
4. Response to appropriate anti-inflammatory therapy