Last updated on 21 Jan 2016 at 5:19 PM (Rh05)
Gout / acute pain and swelling of knee |
Applied Science for Medicine |
Clinical and Communication Skills |
Personal and Professional Skills |
Hauora Māori |
Population Health |
Conditions to be considered relating to this scenario | |
Common | gout, septic arthritis, haemarthrosis, spondyloarthritis, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease (CPPD) arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gonococcal arthritis (disseminated gonococcal infection) |
Less common but 'important not to miss' | bleeding diathesis |
Uncommon | psoriatic arthritis, Behçet’s disease, rheumatic heart disease, sarcoid arthropathy |