Is a condition characterized by abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood.
Abnormally high levels of uric acid in the blood.
Excessive uric acid levels in the blood.
Excess (>0.29 mmol/L) level of uric acid in the blood; a key symptom of gout.
Elevated uric acid levels in the blood which cause nausea, anorexia, pruritus, and uremic frost.
A condition in which blood levels of uric acid become elevated. Uric acid is a waste product of normal metabolic processes. Hyperuricemia is the result of too little uric acid being excreted or too much being produced. Excessive amounts in the bloodstream can lead to gout. Diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide and others in the thiazide class, which are taken for high blood pressure, may cause hyperuricemia in some people. Allopurinol is one medication commonly used to treat hyperuricemia. It works by inhibiting the synthesis of uric acid.
The presence in the blood of an abnormally high concentration of uric acid.
An excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.