Uric acid is a form of rheumatic disease has been known to mankind since the 5th century BC, which is caused by high uric acid levels in the blood. A number of famous names such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, and Queen Anne mentioned suffering from this disease. Indeed, the disease is not lethal as cancer, but because it is easy to recur and can cause extreme pain, then this disease is quite disturbing for the sufferer.
Actually, our body produces uric acid in the body, as a byproduct of purine metabolism, and uric acid formed in the blood, will be excreted through urine, so that under normal conditions, uric acid can be found in the urine or blood. However, if the amount is excessive, then the body difficulty
regulate disposal system, so that uric acid crystals can accumulate in the joints, and this is the condition known as gouty arthritis, or disorder of uric acid. Because the crystal form of a sharp-sharp as a needle, then the buildup of uric acid crystals often cause extreme pain in the joints.
Uric acid can be detected through laboratory tests, examination of joint fluid, as well as radiology. Through laboratory tests, uric acid levels in blood and urine will be checked. Someone said to suffer from gout when laboratory tests showed the blood uric acid levels above 7 mg / dl for men and 6 mg / dl for women. Whereas in the urine if more than 750 - 1000 mg/24 hours with a regular diet, then it could be categorized as uric acid. Examination of joint fluid is performed to see the crystals of monosodium urate or urate (MSU crystals) in joint fluid. While radiology examinations are used to seeing the process that occurs in joints and bones to see the process of calcification in the nodules that occur due to the buildup of uric acid crystals in joints and muscles.
Actually, our body produces uric acid in the body, as a byproduct of purine metabolism, and uric acid formed in the blood, will be excreted through urine, so that under normal conditions, uric acid can be found in the urine or blood. However, if the amount is excessive, then the body difficulty
regulate disposal system, so that uric acid crystals can accumulate in the joints, and this is the condition known as gouty arthritis, or disorder of uric acid. Because the crystal form of a sharp-sharp as a needle, then the buildup of uric acid crystals often cause extreme pain in the joints.
Uric acid can be detected through laboratory tests, examination of joint fluid, as well as radiology. Through laboratory tests, uric acid levels in blood and urine will be checked. Someone said to suffer from gout when laboratory tests showed the blood uric acid levels above 7 mg / dl for men and 6 mg / dl for women. Whereas in the urine if more than 750 - 1000 mg/24 hours with a regular diet, then it could be categorized as uric acid. Examination of joint fluid is performed to see the crystals of monosodium urate or urate (MSU crystals) in joint fluid. While radiology examinations are used to seeing the process that occurs in joints and bones to see the process of calcification in the nodules that occur due to the buildup of uric acid crystals in joints and muscles.
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