Acute Gout Diagnosis Rule Calculator
Risk stratifies acute monoarthritis for gout vs non-gout arthritis and helps identify patients who may benefit from joint aspiration and synovial fluid crystal analysis.
Examples: angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke/TIA, peripheral vascular disease.
This calculator is for educational and clinical decision-support use only.
It does not replace clinician judgment. Septic arthritis or other urgent causes
of acute arthritis should be considered when clinically appropriate.
