URIC ACID
Types
- Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism. Purines are building blocks of RNA and DNA . Most uric acid produced in the body is excreted by Kidneys . An Over production of uric acid occurs when there is an excessive breakdown of cells, which contain purines or the instability of kidneys to excrete uric acid.
- Uric acid is only...
Description
- Males: 3.6- 7.2 mg/dl
- Females: 2.3 -6.1 mg/dl
When to get Tested
- When there is s/s of gout, joint pain especially pain in the toes
- Cancer Patients undergoing Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy to ensue uric acid levels are not dangerously high
- When a person suffers from recurrent Renal calculi
Elevated Level
- Hyperuricemia
- Gout
- Acidosis
- Alcoholism
- Diabetes
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Lead poisoning
- Leukemia
- Nephrolithiasis
- Polycythemia vera
- Renal failure
- Toxaemia of pregnancy
- Purine rich diet
- Severe exercise
Decreased Level
- Fanconi syndrome
- Wilsons Disease
- Low purine diet
