Hyperuricemia: Clinical Implications, Diagnosis, and Management

Hyperuricemia: Clinical Implications, Diagnosis, and Management

1. Introduction Hyperuricemia is a systemic metabolic condition defined by an abnormally elevated concentration of uric acid in the blood plasma. Uric acid is the natural end product of purine metabolism, a biochemical process involving the breakdown of compounds found inherently in human cells and abundantly in certain dietary sources. In a state of physiological … Read more