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Secondary Hyperuricemia-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on secondary hyperuricemia as follows: Elevated uric acid levels in the blood is called hyperuricemia. Hyperuricemia in the body can be due to the following reasons – Secondary hyperuricemia Secondary hyperuricemia is due to increased levels of uric acid in the body, due to reasons other than increased protein consumption. This condition can be due various factors as follows: Dehydration: Uric acid produced in the body is soluble in water, dissolved in [...]

Secondary Hyperuricemia-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on secondary hyperuricemia as follows: Elevated uric acid levels in the blood is called hyperuricemia. Hyperuricemia in the body can be due to the following reasons – Secondary hyperuricemia Secondary hyperuricemia is due to increased levels of uric acid in the body, due to reasons other than increased protein consumption. This condition can be due various factors as follows: Cancers: Various cancers in the body, such as, leukemia and lymphomas, result in [...]

Primary Hyperuricemia

Patient/caregiver was educated on primary hyperuricemia as follows: Elevated uric acid levels in the blood is called hyperuricemia. Hyperuricemia in the body can be due to the following reasons – Primary hyperuricemia Primary hyperuricemia is due to increased production of uric acid by the body from the metabolism of purines (part of proteins we eat) in the diet. This condition is mainly secondary to increased protein consumption, especially proteins high in purine content, such as, [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with Heart Healthy Diet Recommendation-9

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with heart healthy diet recommendation as follows: Bread and bakery products like pizza, sandwich buns, dinner rolls, biscuits, bagels, pancakes, waffles, pretzels, and tortillas are very rich in sodium content, due to the additives added in the baking process. Also, more salt is added to these products as topping. In addition to this, a lot of ingredients that go with pizzas & sandwiches, such as, [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with Heart Healthy Diet Recommendation-8

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with heart healthy diet recommendation as follows: While eating chicken and turkey, choose to have meat that is skinless as skin has more saturated fat and is associated with more calories. Also, with white meat of chicken and turkey, choose to have more lean cuts of breast meat over thigh and leg pieces. Thigh and leg pieces comparatively have higher saturated fat content and consumption [...]