what is the significance of a high amount of uric acid in urine samples?
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Means also that you have absolutely visit your physician!\nIf not you will suffer from terrible pains.....in the joints.
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Urine is mostly water, and relatively sterile. But this does not mean it qualifies for the recommended 6 - 8 daily glasses of H2O, and here's why: \nin addition to the water content, urine contains trace elements of hundreds of other things — from undigested alcohol to nitrogen and potassium, and sodium, which makes it such a salty drink. (By the way, the first pee in the morning is more concentrated; and the more water you drink, the more diluted it will be.) \n\nUrine could — in rare cases — also have some toxic substances in it, such as lead or arsenic. It can also contain trace amounts of drugs that the urinating person has recently ingested, though probably not enough to actually give the sipper any high or show up on a drug test (in case you were wondering).\n\nIf someone does end up urinating in your mouth (or you drink your own urine), s/he could conceivably transmit an infection. Passing on a urinary tract infection (UTI) or HIV could complicate matters. Hepatitis B, chlamydia, and even herpes could be present in the urine and could theoretically be transmitted to the drinker, causing infection. \n\nNo documented cases of HIV being transmitted through urine have been identified, but again, it's a theoretical possibility. (HIV is present in urine, though in the smallest amounts of any bodily fluid.)\n\nPeople who have an autoimmune disorder (including HIV/AIDS), kidney problems, high blood pressure, diabetes, or other major medical problems need to shy away from drinking or swallowing urine because of the possibilities for infection.
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Uric acid and glutathione are both anti-oxidants.  Neuronal death in MS (and likely Alzheimers, etc) has been linked to higher levels of damaging reactive oxygen species, and cell culture studies indicate that antioxidants can protect neurons from this damage-and some clinical studies in humans show beneficial effects (though some also show no effect).  Glutathione depletion has been linked to cases of MS, leading to the hypothesis that this lack of intrinsic antioxidant may lead to greater neuronal death due to oxidative stress.  In other studies, serum uric acid levels were found to be reduced in MS patients, leading to the same conclusion noted for glutathione.  In one study, reduced uric acid was correlated to increased peroxynitrite, a toxic reactive compound associated with oxydative stress.  Thus, some suspect that MS patients either have reduced antioxidants leading to neuronal damage, or have reduced antioxidants because of depletion by oxidating compounds generated by the disease-and because of this, a lot of current study is looking at ways to boost antioxidants to either protect against MS or to slow it's progression.
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Anything that effects body acidity will worsen gout, Brandy is more alkaline so not as much of a problem.  That is why there are varying reports.
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Gout is caused by a buildup of uric acid in your joints.  My father-in-law and two brothers-in-law have it, and it's very painful.  Usually will show up in toes, feet or knees.  Can usually be traced in men in the family (genetic).  \n\nThe only way to be sure is to go to your doctor and get tested.  They have a medication if it's really bad.  \n\nUsually, certain foods tend to set it off (a flare).  For my in-laws, peanuts are a major no-no!  Every single time, and whammo!\n\nThe uric acid can cause other problems, too, so if you are suspecting gout, you need to be tested.\n\nGood luck and God bless!
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The chalky-white paste called urate (made of uric-acid crystals) is a byproduct of bird kidneys. What you actually see is the color of the whitish crystals. Swimming in urate is a chunk of stool (solid waste). This piece is usually hard and worm-like, and gets its color from the bird's diet. Hues range from greenish for birds who feed on plant seeds and green vegetables, to brownish for brown birdseed, and reddish for strawberries. For shrimp-eating seabirds, it's pink!\nTo top it all off, bird poop contains a tiny sprinkle of urine. Why so little? "Aside from the ostrich, birds don't have bladders and can't carry a lot of water around. They'd be too heavy to fly," explains ornithologist (bird expert) Jerome Jackson at Florida Gulf Coast University. (By the way, the ostrich can't fly.)\n\nThink bird poop is just waste? Think again. Veterinarians see it as an indicator of bird health. Abnormal colors like red urine and urate may be signs of internal bleeding. Brown urate may signal lead poisoning, and green or yellow urate may mean liver disease. Colorful indeed!
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water volume in your cells and thereby your tissues is at a higher than normal level.  so rather than the excess water leaving your body through urine, you are retaining it.  lack of adh can cause this, so can high salt intake etc.
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What is gout? \n\nGout is a form of arthritis marked by sudden attacks of painful, inflamed joints. It is characterized by pain, swelling, redness, and warmth (inflammation) as well as stiffness in a joint or joints. Without treatment, gout attacks tend to recur and may cause severe damage to joints, tendons, and other tissues. Gout is most common in men.1\n\nWhat causes gout? \n\nGout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia). Hyperuricemia usually does no harm, and most people with high levels of uric acid in the blood never develop gout. When uric acid levels in the blood are too high, uric acid may form crystals that accumulate in the joints. The exact cause of hyperuricemia sometimes goes undiscovered, although inherited factors (genes) seem to play a role. Gout can seem to flare up without specific cause or can be brought on by factors such as being overweight, eating meats and seafood that are high in chemicals called purines, taking certain medications (especially aspirin and diuretics), and drinking too much alcohol.
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"Creatine is an important compound produced by the body. It combines with phosphorus to make a high-energy phosphate compound in the body. Creatine phosphate is used in skeletal muscle contraction.  The creatinine test is used to diagnose impaired kidney function and to determine renal (kidney) damage."\n\nhttp://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/creatinine_test.jsp\n\n"Creatinine is a breakdown product of creatine, which is an important part of muscle. A serum creatinine test measures the amount of creatinine in the blood.  The test is performed to evaluate kidney function. If kidney function is abnormal, creatinine levels will increase in the blood, due to decreased excretion of creatinine in the urine. Creatinine levels also vary according to a person's size and muscle mass."\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003475.htm
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Urine theraphy isn't a sin, but it doesn't work actually, it's all myth. It is full of amonia and uric acid and basically, urine is the liquid that comes out of your body, after your organs filter your system. So basically, urine isn't the best thing to try out.
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accumulation of uric acid.  this accumulate in the joints over the years.  same cause of gout.  avoid the following:\n\nsweetmeats\nlegumes\nmussels\nstrawberries\n\nmoderate intake:\noysters\nseafood\nmushrooms\nmeat (pork & beef)\n\ndo eat:\nlots of veggies
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Urine contains large amounts of urea, an excellent source of nitrogen for plants. As such it is a useful accelerator for compost. Urea is 10,000 times less toxic than ammonia and is a byproduct of deamination (2 NH3 molecules) and cellular respiration's (1 CO2 molecule) products combining together. Other components include various inorganic salts such as sodium chloride (the discharge of sodium through urine is known as "natriuresis".)  The typical clear, yellow, or yellow-orange (usually a sign of dehydration) colour of urine is caused by the pigment urochrome, but also from the degradation products of bilirubin and urobilin.
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The cause of gout is an inflammation in your joint resulting from an accumulation of urate crystals. Uric acid is a waste product formed from the breakdown of purines. These are substances found naturally in your body as well as in certain foods, especially organ meats — such as liver, brains, kidney and sweetbreads — and anchovies, herring, asparagus and mushrooms. Normally, uric acid dissolves in your blood and passes through your kidneys into your urine. But sometimes your body either produces too much or excretes too little of this acid. In that case, uric acid can build up, forming sharp, needle-like crystals (urate) in a joint or surrounding tissue that cause pain, inflammation and swelling. Crystal deposits also cause another condition, known as false gout (pseudogout). But rather than being composed of uric acid, pseudogout crystals are made of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate. And while pseudogout can affect the big toe, it's more likely to attack large joints such as your knees, wrists and ankles. For gout attacks, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) and naproxen (Aleve, others), may provide relief. Keep in mind that these medications can cause side effects, including stomach pain, bleeding and ulcers. What's more, NSAIDs have a ceiling effect — a limit as to how much pain they can control. This means that beyond a certain dosage, they don't provide additional benefits. For severe cases, your doctor may prescribe a corticosteroid drug such as prednisone. Although steroids can provide dramatic relief, they can also cause serious side effects, including thinning bones, poor wound healing and decreased ability to fight infection. Sometimes doctors inject cortisone into the affected joint, but this approach can still cause side effects, and shots are generally limited to no more than three a year. Once the acute attack is under control, your doctor may recommend preventive treatment to slow the rate at which your body produces uric acid or to increase the rate at which it's excreted.
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Urea is Urea, which is simply an organic compound (look it up).  If you mean 'is there protein in urine?', the answer is yes, but only a small amount is normal.
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Dehydration can cause your urine to be more concentrated, thus having a strong odor and dark yellow to amber color.  Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) can impart a bright yellow color to urine.  Eating certain foods can have an effect on urine odor - asparagus is a prime example.  And yes, diabetes or urinary tract infections could also cause changes in urine odor/color.
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The pH of the body fluids has to be carefully regulated in the range 7.35 to 7.45, since deviations outside this range affects normal functioning of cells and body systems. One of the ways the kidneys have of excreting excess acid in the body fluids is to excrete ammonia (or rather, the ammonium ion: NH4+) in the urine. Exposed to air, the ammonium ions in urine change back to ammonia and produce the distinctive smell. The source of the excess acid could be from the diet, for example - acidic foods such as citrus fruits, vinegar and so on, or as a result of heavy exercise. This may be enough to produce transient rises in ammonium content of the urine.\n\nAnother component of urine which can result in the release of ammonia is urea, particularly if the urine is left standing for a while. Urea is produced during protein metabolism. The building blocks of proteins are amino acids, and these contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. When proteins are broken down by cells throughout the body by a process called deamination, ammonia is formed as a waste product and released into the blood.  The liver converts this ammonia to urea which is then excreted by the kidneys. The amount excreted will therefore depend on the amount of protein consumed and the rate of protein breakdown in the tissues. On standing a specimen of urine will be exposed to oxygen in the atmosphere. The presence of oxygen converts the urea in the specimen back into ammonia. Hence, a specimen of urine can give off an ammoniacal smell if allowed to stand for any length of time.\n\nIf the ammonia smell becomes noticeable over longer periods, and particularly if it is accompanied by illness, then it is important to seek a medical opinion. An infection of the urinary tract can produce urine with a strong ammoniacal smell as many of the pathogens (commonly gram-negative bacilli found in the gastrointestinal tract) are urea-splitting organisms. A vaccine against persistent bladder and urinary tract infections is due to go on trial at the end of this year (Coghlan, 1999). The vaccine targets Escherichia coli, the bacterium responsible for 85 per cent of all urinary tract and bladder infections. Other clinical problems such as diarrhoea and respiratory problems can also increase the smell of ammonia. A metabolic disturbance such as diabetic ketoacidosis will lead to an increase production of ammonia as protein is utilised for heat and energy (gluconeogenesis).
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I worry if it mine is dark, I'm not getting enough fluid and the urine is too concentrated or there may be a kidney problem.  When I was a medical lab scientist the accepted 'standard' colour for screening urine samples was  'straw-coloured' (the dried grass sort, not what you drink through!), anything else usually led to further testing.