When an individual has an excess of uric acid in the blood, it can crystallize in the joints and cause gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in the United States.
While impaired renal function can directly lead to increased blood levels of uric acid, many nephrologists are unaware of the high prevalence of gout among patients with chronic kidney disease.
As nephrologists, we see first-hand the many challenges that people face when living with CKD. Comorbidities like cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, anemia and hyperlipidemia are well known and understood to be part