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Am I Qualified For Arthritis/gout?
Im 23, M, 210lbs ( no medical history) but has inheritance of having arthritis/ gout.
As per result of my laboratory examination for URIC Acid test, it shows that I have a high URIC Acid the result is 10.1 mg/dl above. ( 3.0 - 8.0) as reference. Am I qualified for gout/ arthritis already?
As per result of my laboratory examination for URIC Acid test, it shows that I have a high URIC Acid the result is 10.1 mg/dl above. ( 3.0 - 8.0) as reference. Am I qualified for gout/ arthritis already?
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
hi,
not really, if you as yet dont have any symptoms of arthritis.
however seeing that you uric acid levels are high, you may need to start treatment with a uric acid lowering medication in order to reduce the risk of gout, and also to reduce the cardiovascular morbidity associated with high uric acid levels.
not really, if you as yet dont have any symptoms of arthritis.
however seeing that you uric acid levels are high, you may need to start treatment with a uric acid lowering medication in order to reduce the risk of gout, and also to reduce the cardiovascular morbidity associated with high uric acid levels.
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