Gout may be diagnosed if one of the following criteria is present:
Monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid
Tophi confirmed with crystal examination
At least six of the following findings:
	Asymmetric swelling within a joint on a radiograph
	First metatarsophalangeal joint is tender or swollen (i.e., podagra)
	Hyperuricemia
	Maximal inflammation developed within one day
	Monoarthritis attack
	More than one acute arthritis attack
	Redness observed over joints
	Subcortical cysts without erosions on a radiograph
	Suspected tophi
	Synovial fluid culture negative for organisms during an acute attack
	Unilateral first metatarsophalangeal joint attack
	Unilateral tarsal joint attack