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URIC ACID
MessageCHEMISTRY
Test Code
URIC ACID
Preferred Specimen
PLASMA, RANDOM URINE
Minimum Volume
Plasma: 1mL, URINES: 10mLs
Instructions
BLOOD: DRAW 1 LI HEP(LIGHT) GREEN TOP TUBE, SPIN DOWN AND SEND TO LAB. URINE: COLLECT RANDOM URINE SAMPLE AND SEND TO LAB.
Transport Container
BLOOD: ORIGINAL CONTAINER, RANDOM URINE: STERILE CONTAINER
Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 3 days
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 7 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 6 months
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 7 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 6 months
Methodology
Uricase
Setup Schedule
DAILY
Report Available
DAILY
Reference Range
3.3-8.7 mg/dL
Clinical Significance
Serum uric acid measurements are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous renal and metabolic disorders, including renal failure, gout, leukemia, psoriasis, starvation or other wasting conditions, and in patients receiving cytotoxic drugs.
Performing Laboratory
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT VA- CHEMISTRY 802-295-9363 EXT: 5518, 5519
