What is high uric acid

Male blood uric acid>416μmol/L, female blood uric acid>357μmol/L, i.e., high uric acid, is a metabolic disease, the etiology of which is mainly related to the decrease in uric acid excretion or increase in the production of uric acid, generally no obvious symptoms, some patients can develop gout, after general treatment, drug therapy, the prognosis is better.
Normal blood uric acid is 150~416μmol/L for men and 89~357μmol/L for women, and blood uric acid level higher than normal range is elevated uric acid.
High uric acid is due to the body of purine due to metabolic disorders caused by a metabolic disease, the cause of the disease and uric acid excretion decreased or increased production and other factors. High uric acid usually has no obvious symptoms, and can be detected by blood tests.
Patients with high uric acid need to drink more water, more than 2000ml of water per day, and eat less food with high purine content to avoid aggravation of the condition. During the period can follow the doctor’s advice to take increase uric acid excretion of drugs, such as benzbromarone, sulfinpyrazone, etc., the patient after active treatment, the prognosis is better.
If the blood uric acid is found to be elevated, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.