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Test Name:
Uric Acid, Serum or Plasma
- SBMF No:
29169 - Performance Lab Name:
Automated Lab - Test Mnemonic:
URAC- - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
84550 - LOINC Code:
3084-1 - Spec Type:
Serum - Spec Container:
Gold top (SST) or red top (serum) tube - Alt Spec Type:
Plasma - Alt Spec Container:
Lavender top (EDTA) tube or green top (lithium heparin) tube - Pref Vol:
1.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.3 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Routine venipuncture - Spec Process:
Serum sample tubes, clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer serum or plasma to separate plastic tube
Properly centrifuged gel barrier tube sample does not require transfer of serum to separate tube - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
1 week refrigerated (2-8°C) - Methodology:
Photometric - Use:
Uric acid measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of renal and metabolic disorders, including renal failure, gout, leukemia, psoriasis, starvation or other wasting conditions, and of patients receiving cytotoxic drugs - Clinical Significance:
Evaluate uric acid metabolism in gout and renal calculus formation; identification of overexcretors important re: risks of stone formation; identify genetic defects; influence of overexcretion on therapy of gout (allopurinol lowers urinary as well as serum urate); evaluate nephrolithiasis. - Reference Range:
Males: 3.3-8.7 mg/dL
Females: 2.3-6.2 mg/dL - Day Run:
Sun-Sat (daily) - Time Run:
As received - Time Reported:
4 hours - Test Type:
CHEMISTRY
