What indicators do gout blood tests look at?

Gout blood test mainly looks at blood uric acid, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, renal function and other indicators.

1, blood uric acid

gout specific cause has not been exact conclusion, but hyperuricemia is an important biochemical basis of gout, so through blood uric acid test to understand uric acid increased, can improve the diagnosis of gout, but also can evaluate the later treatment effect.

2, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein

erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein are inflammatory indicators, and gout attack, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein will be significantly increased, in most cases due to gout attack, deposition in the joint uric acid nodules stimulate synovial inflammation caused by.

3, renal function

longer course of gout may also cause kidney damage, so blood creatinine, urea nitrogen and other indicators to understand the kidney situation.