Whether blood uric acid 488μmol/L is serious or not depends on the primary disease. Generally speaking, high uric acid may be caused by hyperuricemia or gout. If blood uric acid 488μmol/L alone is generally not serious, while blood uric acid 488μmol/L combined with gout, or with hypertension, diabetes and other diseases is relatively serious.
Hyperuricemia is diagnosed when fasting blood uric acid is greater than 420 μmol/L on two occasions not on the same day with a daily diet. Patients suffering from hyperuricemia usually have no obvious discomfort. If the blood uric acid is 488 μmol/L, it is usually not serious and can be treated with dietary adjustments such as low purine diet, drinking more water and abstaining from alcohol.
If blood uric acid 488μmol / L combined with gout, or accompanied by hypertension, diabetes and other diseases is relatively serious. At this time, it is necessary to start drug uric acid lowering treatment. On the basis of diet control, allopurinol, benzbromarone and other uric acid-lowering treatments can be given as prescribed by the doctor.
Patients with blood uric acid 488μmol/L are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals for detailed consultation, so that the doctors can assess their conditions and give them targeted treatment.