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Additional Codes
Epic: LAB141
Specimen Required
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 3 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months
Clinical Significance
Uric acid is a metabolite of purines, nucleic acids, and nucleoproteins. Abnormal levels may be indicative of a disorder in the metabolism of these substances. Hyperuricemia may be observed in renal dysfunction, gout, leukemia, polycythemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypothyroidism, or in some genetic diseases. Decreased levels are present in patients with Wilson's disease.
Reference Range
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Male |
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0 – 18 years: |
2.0 – 5.5 mg/dL |
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18 – 150 years: |
3.6 – 9.7 mg/dL |
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Female |
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0 – 18 years: |
2.0 – 5.5 mg/dL |
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18 – 150 years: |
2.6 – 6.0 mg/dL |
Rejection Due To
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, QNS, hemolyzed. Lipemic.
Day(s) and Time(s) Performed
Daily
Report Available
Same day
Method Name
Uricase
LOINC
3084-1