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URINARY pH IN GOUT
Author(s) -
PAK POY R. K.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1965.14.1.35
Subject(s) - gout , titratable acid , urine , rhythm , urinary system , excretion , ammonium , circadian rhythm , medicine , uric acid , disturbance (geology) , endocrinology , physiology , chemistry , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , paleontology
Summary Diurnal rhythm studies on 13 patients suffering from gout showed a loss of the normal rhythm for urinary pH. This disturbance is characterized by the excretion of a persistently acidic urine with pH values below 6 throughout the day. There is also a disturbance of rhythm for titratable acidity and ammonium. A possible explanation for these findings is presented. Some of the clinical implications of the results are discussed.