{"id":29338,"date":"2016-04-06T21:06:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T19:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.badania-medyczne.pl\/?p=29338"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:26:06","slug":"uric-acid-in-blood-and-urine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.badania-medyczne.pl\/en\/uric-acid-in-blood-and-urine\/","title":{"rendered":"Uric acid in blood and urine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/a>Uric acid in urine, uric acid in blood<\/h2>\n

Uric acid is the final product formed during the breakdown of nitrogenous bases, which make up DNA and are found in food.<\/p>\n

The amount of uric acid in blood and urine depends on the rates of its production and elimination from the body. Its concentration in the body is particularly important when diagnosing gout and kidney disease. As much as 75% of all the uric acid in the human body is excreted in urine. The remainder is broken down in the digestive tract by intestinal bacteria. Uric acid is almost insoluble in water, and in an acidic environment it can accumulate, forming uric acid stones in the kidneys or tophi in the joints, causing gout. These deposits can grow to the size of a hen’s egg. In gout, uric acid can be deposited as crystals in the joints. Once this process occurs, the deposits are most commonly found around the joints of the hands and feet, and even on the outer ears. A thick white substance may sometimes discharge from them, but this does not always happen. They sometimes form in internal organs, where they may press on nearby nerves as they grow.
\nIf uric acid enters an alkaline environment, it turns into readily soluble urates.<\/p>\n

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The reference range for uric acid in blood is 0.15-0.45 mmol\/l (2.5-8.0 mg\/dl),<\/p>\n

whereas the uric acid level in a urine sample should be less than >4.8 mmol\/l<\/p>\n

An excessive increase in uric acid concentration (hyperuricaemia) may be primary or secondary. <\/u><\/p>\n

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  1. Primary hyperuricaemia develops as a result of inherited metabolic defects, e.g. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (approximately 1 per cent of cases), or impaired secretion in the renal tubules (99 per cent of cases).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Causes of secondary hyperuricaemia may include:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n