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Dr Roz Benson and Dr Lisa Waters discuss a challenging case of a patient with an acute hot joint, covering diagnosis and management of gout and septic arthritis.

In this RCP Medicine podcast and BSR Talking Rheumatology podcast collaboration Dr Roz Benson and Dr Lisa Waters discuss a challenging case of a patient with an acute hot joint who presented to the acute medical unit. It covers wide ranging topics including diagnosis and management of gout, investigation of the acute hot joint and how to treat septic arthritis. Dr Roz Benson is a Consultant Rheumatologist at NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, BSR Digital Learning Editor, and Talking...

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Guests: Dr Roz Benson, Dr Lisa Waters

Topics covered

• acute hot joint
• gout
• septic arthritis
• diagnosis
• management
• rheumatology

Keywords

• acute hot joint
• gout
• septic arthritis
• diagnosis
• management
• rheumatology
• BSR

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Organizations: NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, BSR, BSR Talking Rheumatology

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