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Serum uric acid in pediatric metabolic assessment: the scientific rationale for routine screening and the urgent need for age- and sex-specific diagnostic thresholds

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Key takeaways

The authors argue that uric acid, a waste product in the blood, should be checked routinely in children during metabolic testing. They say the current cutoffs for normal are wrong for kids because they are not set by age and sex. This is an opinion piece making a case for a change in practice, not a study, so there are no results.

Who did this work

Izere Salomon (University of Rwanda) · Yves NDAMUKUNDA (University of Rwanda) · MUKANOHELI Solange (University of Rwanda) · Eden Enyew Zeleke (Intensive Care Society)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-03
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneph.2026.1908272