What is a uric acid test?

Uric acid test can hang endocrinology, rheumatology, nephrology or internal medicine, emergency room and so on. 1. Endocrinology: Uric acid is the product of purine metabolism, excessive purine intake or body production will cause hyperuricemia, therefore, uric acid test is an endocrine disease-related examination, you can go to the endocrinology department. 2. Rheumatology and Immunology: If the patient has joint pain, gout stones (yellow-white reddish-white organisms around the joints), renal dysfunction, etc., it may be gout caused by hyperuricemia, which is a rheumatic disease. 3. Nephrology: If the patient has kidney-related symptoms such as increased nocturia, hematuria, proteinuria, renal colic, dysuria, oliguria or anuria as the main manifestation, it may be gouty nephropathy, uric acid kidney stones or acute renal failure caused by hyperuricemia involving the kidneys, which can be consulted in nephrology. 4. Internal medicine or emergency medicine: if the hospital does not have the above departments, you can go to the internal medicine department; if there are emergencies such as severe joint pain, or midnight and other outpatient hours are not open, you can go to the emergency room for emergency treatment. Patients are advised to choose the department according to their own situation and personal needs, and follow the doctor’s instructions for relevant examinations and treatments.