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  2. Your Gout Guide: From Symptoms to Treatment - AOL

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    Uric acid is a normal waste product made by the body, but in some people, it can accumulate at higher levels and lead to gout. Gout can be divided into four stages: Hyperuricemia.

  3. Hyperuricemia - Wikipedia

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    Unless high blood levels of uric acid are determined in a clinical laboratory, hyperuricemia may not cause noticeable symptoms in most people. [5] Development of gout – which is a painful, short-term disorder – is the most common consequence of hyperuricemia, which causes deposition of uric acid crystals usually in joints of the extremities, but may also induce formation of kidney stones ...

  4. Hyperuricosuria - Wikipedia

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    Hyperuricosuria is a medical term referring to the presence of excessive amounts of uric acid in the urine. For men this is at a rate greater than 800 mg/day, and for women, 750 mg/day. [1] Notable direct causes of hyperuricosuria are dissolution of uric acid crystals in the kidneys or urinary bladder, and hyperuricemia.

  5. Gout - Wikipedia

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    In men over 30 and women over 50, rates are 2%. [92] In the United States, gout is twice as likely in males of African descent than those of European descent. [107] Rates are high among Polynesians, but the disease is rare in aboriginal Australians, despite a higher mean uric acid serum concentration in the latter group. [108]

  6. Dr. David Perlmutter’s ‘Drop Acid’ Book Shares Truth About ...

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    Drop Acid, which will be released on February 15, 2022, is an informative read for anyone looking to learn more about the truth about uric acid and its long-term effects on the human body. Show ...

  7. Tophus - Wikipedia

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    A tophus (Latin: "stone", pl.: tophi) is a deposit of monosodium urate crystals, in people with longstanding high levels of uric acid (urate) in the blood, a condition known as hyperuricemia. Tophi are pathognomonic for the disease gout. Most people with tophi have had previous attacks of acute arthritis, eventually leading to the formation of ...

  8. Antibiotic use does not increase dementia risk, study suggests

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    Antibiotic use is common in older people, with those over age 65 consuming 50% more antibiotics than younger adults. Using antibiotics is linked to disturbance of the gut microbiome, which may ...

  9. Acute uric acid nephropathy - Wikipedia

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    Acute uric acid nephropathy is caused by deposition of uric acid crystals within the kidney interstitium and tubules, leading to partial or complete obstruction of collecting ducts, renal pelvis, or ureter. This obstruction is usually bilateral, and patients follow the clinical course of acute kidney failure.