Abstracts tagged "Diagnosis and gout"

Abstract Number: 222 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Role of Synovial Biopsy in Diagnosis of Crystal Arthropathies
Viju Moses¹, Jaya Asirvatham², Jonathan McHugh² and Robert Ike¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Title: Role of Synovial Biopsy in Diagnosis of Crystal Arthropathies Background/Purpose: Diagnosis of crystal arthropathies (CAs) can be challenging. Advances in arthroscopy and ultrasound guided…
Abstract Number: 1199 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
The Performance Of a Novel Scoring System In The Differential Diagnosis Between Acute Gout and Septic Arthritis
Jung-Soo Song¹, Kwang-Hoon Lee², Sang Tae Choi¹, Eun-Jin Kang³ and You-Jung Ha⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Busan Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Recently, a novel scoring system was developed for the diagnosis of gout without joint fluid analysis (1). The performance of this scoring system in the…
Abstract Number: 1182 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
The Performance Of a Diagnostic Rule For Acute Gouty Arthritis Without Joint Fluid Analysis: a Validation Study
Laura Kienhorst¹, Hein Janssens², Jaap Fransen³ and Matthijs Janssen¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, Netherlands, ²Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The gold standard to diagnose gout is the identification of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in joint fluid. In primary care gout is mostly diagnosed…
Abstract Number: 2412 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Valdiation of a Diagnosis of Gout in the Epiccare Electronic Medical Records
Neera Narang¹ and Eswar Krishnan², ¹Stanford Univ Medical Center, Stanford, CA, ²Medicine, Standford University, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Electronic Medical Records (EMR) offer great opportunities for pharmacoepidemiologic, health outcome and health services research. However, the critical limiting factor in the widespread use of…