Joint aspiration and synovial fluid microscopy
if a diagnosis of gout remains uncertain or unconfirmed
tests per year, UK, when the diagnosis is uncertain
“Consider joint aspiration and microscopy of synovial fluid if a diagnosis of gout remains uncertain or unconfirmed.”
NICE NG219, Gout: diagnosis and management, recommendations, 2022-06
- Kind of source
- Clinical guideline
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- Only for uncertain diagnoses; the result is a laboratory crystal report.
- About
- GoutLab results
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.