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Im at a 5 in uric acid blood test but i have terrible pain in my big toes?
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You already have the diagnosis because you have the test results. Gout is the precipitation of uric acid crystals in the synovial chamber in joints, and as you say it is excruciatingly painful. There are medications to help and dietry modifications to prevent the porblem recurring. Read this:https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/1215/p831.html
Answered 11/9/2021
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Need to know the units it was measured in. The only way to diagnosis gout if that is what you are thinking is to take fluid out of the toe joint and look for uric acid crystals in fluid. Blood levels do not make the diagnosis.
Answered 11/7/2021
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