Episode 97: The acute hot joint

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 Rheumatology host and Dr Lisa Waters is a Rheumatology and Acute Medicine Consultant at Manchester University Hospitals. She is clinical lead for Acute Medicine and a former RCP Chief Registrar. Resources NICE: Diagnosis and management of gout The British Society for Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout If you liked this check out related Talking Rheumatology spotlight episodes Episode 9 - Diagnosis and management of gout Bonus episode - a tricky case of infection and arthritis Explore our CPD portfolio by your career stage RCP | Education and professional development RCP Links Education RCP Social Media Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Bluesky Music Episode 50 onward - Bensound.com Episodes 1 - 49 'Impressive Deals' - Nicolai Heidlas Any adverts within this podcast may use computer generated voices

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Episode 97: The acute hot joint is an episode from RCP Medicine Podcast by Royal College of Physicians.

This episode is 46:40 long.

This episode was published on Dec 9, 2025.

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