Uric Acid Concentration
Uric acid concentration in the blood is the most important aspect of managing gout.
To manage gout properly, you must know your uric acid number, but you must also know what those numbers mean.
There are two common scales used to measure uric acid concentration. In the US, the most common scale is mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter). In Europe, the most common scale is mmol/L (millimoles per liter), and this SI unit is now the world standard in science, though mg/dL will continue in common use for some time. Occasionally, the standard scale is modified to µmol/L (micromoles per liter), which is one thousand times smaller.
To suit the common practice of most visitors, the GoutPal standard is to display mg/dL, with mmol/L in brackets.
I have included a uric acid calculator below to convert between the two main scales, but first, a few words about typical values.
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