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Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Crystal Arthritis – Gout and CPPD (pseudogout).
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Recurrent severe active presentations or referred from ED or very highly active confirmed gout e.g. high CRP, multiple joint involvement, particularly where initial treatment has been unsuccessful
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Polyarticular gout - Recurrent gout despite treatment, with any of the following: - maximum tolerated allopurinol dose allopurinol intolerance - Chronic tophaceous gout - CPPD (pseudogout)
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - No defined category 3 criteria
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- History of onset and time of gout onset, recurrence, joints involved (swelling, pain, morning stiffness, number of joints involved and location) - Details of treatments offered (if available) - Details of recurrent ED presentations and or hospital admissions (if available) - FBC, E/LFT, Urate, CRP and ESR
- There are currently no out of scope conditions for this service.
Parent service: Rheumatology
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