How to test uric acid index?

To accurately determine uric acid levels, testing is required. Photo: Huyen Trang

High uric acid levels can lead to many serious health problems. Therefore, identifying and checking this index is very important to proactively prevent disease.

Doctor Nguyen Thi Phuong (Tam Anh General Hospital) said that to check uric acid levels in the body, doctors may prescribe some common testing methods.

The first is the urine test method. The patient needs to collect urine within 24 hours in a container, store it in the refrigerator and send it to the doctor. Cases that need to perform this test include:

People with symptoms of kidney stones such as severe pain in the lower abdomen, pain in the side, groin or back, blood in the urine, frequent urge to urinate, inability to urinate or dribbling, pain when urinating, cloudy urine, foul odor, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills...

The patient has gout and the doctor asks to monitor the risk of kidney stones.

Blood tests are also common. The doctor draws blood from the patient through a vein in the arm. The blood is then collected in a vial or test tube. The patient may feel some discomfort at this time, but the symptoms will quickly disappear.

Blood tests to check uric acid levels are often ordered in cases where gout symptoms appear in the big toe, ankle, knee such as pain, swelling, redness, etc. Patients who have been or are being treated for cancer.

Usually, patients do not need any special preparation before doing a blood test. However, patients should consult their doctor if they are using or want to stop using medications such as: Aspirin (can affect uric acid levels in the blood), Niacin (vitamin B-3) ...

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