Alpha Medical Lab

Uric Acid

Ordered Test Code:

UA

Lab Test Component Requirement
Test Name Uric Acid
Alpha’s Order Test Code UA
Specimen Collection Tube SST/1mL
Collection Tube Handling Sodium heparin (green-top) tube • Lithium heparin (green-top) tube
Minimum Volume 0.5mL
Transport Temperture Refrigerated
Stability Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 28 days
Collection Instructions 1mL serum. Note: N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI) (metabolite of acetaminophen) will generate erroneously low results in samples for patients that have taken toxic doses of acetaminophen.

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.

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