Usually, high blood uric acid is harmful, which may induce gout, damage kidney function and increase the risk of other chronic diseases.
Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism. Adults tested blood uric acid level, the normal value for men is 150~416µmol/L, and for women is 89~357µmol/L. When the blood uric acid level is high, it may induce diseases including gout, kidney damage, and increase the risk of other chronic diseases.
1. Induce gout: Elevated blood uric acid will form urate crystals, which can be precipitated and deposited in joints and their surrounding soft tissues, causing gouty arthritis, gouty stones, and bone and joint damage.
2. Kidney function damage: uric acid crystals can also be deposited in the kidneys, causing gouty nephropathy, uric acid nephrolithiasis, and in severe cases, even lead to kidney failure.
3. Other: elevated uric acid can also lead to insulin resistance, inducing diabetes, in addition to increasing the risk of atherosclerosis, hypertension and other chronic diseases.
Patients with elevated blood uric acid need to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to standardize the treatment of uric acid. Avoid self-medication.