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1310 Uric Acid

Components

	NAME	METHOD	REFERENCE RANGE	UNITS
	Uric Acid	S	view ref range	mg/dL

Specimen Requirements

	TYPE	VOLUME	TEMPERATURE	INSTRUCTIONS
PRIMARY
1	Serum	1 (0.4) mL	Ambient - 7 Day(s), Refrigerated - 7 Day(s), Frozen - 2 Month(s)	Avoid hemolysis.
ALTERNATE
	Plasma Heparinized	1 (0.4) mL	Ambient - 7 Day(s), Refrigerated - 7 Day(s), Frozen - 2 Month(s)

Clinical utility

Elevations occur in gout, renal disease with renal failure, dehydration, diuretic use, alcoholism, lead poisoning, lymphoma, leukemia, infectious mononucleosis, acute inflammatory state, acidosis. Used as an indicator of renal vascular involvement in essential hypertension. Elevated uric acid may also be the result of massive nucleic acid catabolism such as occurs in toxemia of pregnancy and chemotherapy or radiation therapy of tumors. Causes of low uric acid include Wilson's disease, Fanconi syndrome, obstructive biliary disease, and syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone.

Collection Instruction

Avoid hemolysis. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Reported: Same day

CPT Code: 84550