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Uric Acid
Test CodeURIC
Preferred Specimen
Serum, 0.5 mL minimum
Instructions
Hemolyzed specimens are not acceptable. Ship refrigerated or frozen.
Transport Container
SST tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated, stable 7 days
Methodology
Spectrophotometry
Reference Range
| < 1 month: | 1.5-3.9 mg/dL |
| 1-11 months: | 1.5-5.6 mg/dL |
| 1- 3 years: | 2.1-5.6 mg/dL |
| 4-6 years: | 1.8-5.5 mg/dL |
| 7-9 years: | 1.8-5.4 mg/dL |
| 10-12 years: | 2.2-5.8 mg/dL |
| 13-15 years: | 3.1-7.0 mg/dL |
| 16-18 years: | 2.1-7.6 mg/dL |
| > or = 19 years: | 4.0-8.0 mg/dL |
| Females: | |
| < 1 month: | 1.5-4.6 mg/dL |
| 1-11 months: | 1.5-5.4 mg/dL |
| 1- 3 years: | 1.8-5.0 mg/dL |
| 4-6 years: | 2.0-5.1 mg/dL |
| 7-9 years: | 1.8-5.5 mg/dL |
| 10-12 years: | 2.5-5.9 mg/dL |
| 13-15 years: | 2.2-6.4 mg/dL |
| 16-18 years: | 2.4-6.6 mg/dL |
| > or = 19 years: | 2.5-7.0 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 and in patients receiving cytotoxic drugs.
