Early detection of gout the most simple and effective method is to detect blood uric acid concentrations. The crowd on a large scale survey of serum uric acid can be found in time hyperuricemia, which is early detection and early prevention is of great significance to have gout. In the present conditions there is no large-scale blood uric acid test of the circumstances, at least the following staff to deal with the routine blood uric acid test: (1) over 60 years old, both male and female and whether obesity. (2) obesity in middle-aged men and women after menopause. (3) hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease (such as cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage) patients. (4) Diabetes (mainly type II diabetes). (5) the reasons for not prescribed arthritis, especially over the middle-aged patients with arthritis, as a single characteristic. (6) kidney stones, kidney stones and in particular the multiple bilateral kidney stone patients. (7) members of the family history of gout. (8) long-term meat, and drinking habits of middle-aged people over. All the above are listed in the case of any one of the people, shall take the initiative to go to the hospital to do the laboratory examination of the gout, and early discovery hyperuricemia and gout, do not wait until there has been a typical clinical symptoms (such as subcutaneous Gout stones) to seek treatment before. If the initial inspection normal serum uric acid, gout and can not be easily ruled out the possibility of hyperuricemia. After should regularly review, the annual health check at least once. This will enable the early detection rate of gout increased substantially.
