What can i do to distinguish between an ankle sprain and gout?

Gout: Gout looks like a infection with redness, swelling, bright red, sometimes a hole develops that leaks out gouty crystals through the skin. Ankle sprain usually has trauma associated with it and is instant after the trauma.

Uric Acid / Trauma?: Sprains are usually associate with some type of injury. With gout one may have elevated uric acid levels which can be determined by a simple blood test.