Interpret the number in context: confirm the units, whether you are receiving urate-lowering treatment, when the sample was taken and how it compares with previous results. Use repeated measurements and clinical advice rather than one isolated number.
420 µmol/L is above the serum urate target commonly used for people receiving urate-lowering treatment, but one result does not diagnose gout or tell you to change treatment.
Important
General educational information, not individual medical advice. Do not start, stop or change prescribed treatment based on this page.
