Description

Hyperuricemia is indicative of a high level of uric acid in the blood (>7mg/dl for men, >6mg/dl for women).The hyperuricemia may indicate an increased risk of gout.It is estimated that approximately 15 of every 1,000 males between 35 and 45 years of age have hyperuricemia. Hyperuricemia afflicts an estimated 840 out of 100,000 people. Hyperuricemia can also result in uric acid nephrolithiasis and possible nephropathy if uric acid accumulates in the renal interstitium and tubules.This book comprises of a clinical study conducted for the management of Hyperuricemia in Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan.Hence it will provide its reader a better understanding of risk factors, causes, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of Hyperuricemia and its relevant complications with allopathic as well as with modern herbal medicines.