Uric acid is a waste product; checking it helps assess gout risk and kidney health.
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Clinicians check uric acid when you have joint pain, swelling, or kidney stones. It also helps monitor gout, kidney disease, and medicines like diuretics. Levels can guide diet, hydration, and whether more tests are needed. You can test this marker with Aniva across Germany and Finland.
Clinicians check uric acid when you have joint pain, swelling, or kidney stones. It also helps monitor gout, kidney disease, and medicines like diuretics. Levels can guide diet, hydration, and whether more tests are needed. You can test this marker with Aniva across Germany and Finland.
High: May reflect reduced kidney clearance or higher production. Can raise risk of gout flares or kidney stones; stay hydrated, moderate alcohol, and review purine-rich foods.
Low: Uncommon and usually not worrisome on its own. Can occur with urate-lowering drugs or low purine intake; interpret with your overall health and medications. Trends over time and symptoms matter more than a single value.
Common factors that may skew results include dehydration, recent alcohol, large purine-rich meals (organ meats, certain fish), intense exercise, and acute illness. Medicines can change levels: diuretics and low-dose aspirin may raise them, while vitamin C and urate-lowering drugs may lower them. Pregnancy can lower uric acid; fasting is not required.
Special situations (when to confirm or adjust): during an acute gout flare, pregnancy, chemotherapy/tumor lysis therapy, or advanced kidney disease—interpret with a clinician.
What do my results mean? High levels can happen when kidneys clear less uric acid or when production is higher, which may raise gout or stone risk. Low levels are uncommon and often medication-related; context matters.
Do I need to fast? No. Fasting isn’t required for this test. Drinking water beforehand can help the blood draw.
What can affect the result? Dehydration, alcohol, big purine-rich meals, hard exercise, and medicines like diuretics or low-dose aspirin can shift values. Tell your clinician about supplements and urate-lowering drugs.
How often should I test it? If you have gout, kidney disease, or take urate-lowering therapy, testing may be every few months until stable. Otherwise, check as part of routine labs or as your clinician advises.
How fast are results ready? Most labs report within 1–3 working days.
What should I discuss with my clinician? Share your symptoms, medications, kidney history, and diet patterns. Ask if more tests or lifestyle steps could help manage your levels.
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