| Laboratory: | Clinical Biochemistry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Test Name: |
URIC ACID - (P)
Test Code:
UA
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| Clinical Information: |
Uric acid is the final product of purine metabolism. Uric acid measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous renal and metabolic disorders, including renal failure, gout, leukemia, psoriasis, starvation or other wasting conditions, and of patients receiving cytotoxic drugs. In addition, elevated serum uric acid levels at the initial presentation of gestational hypertension may indicate heightened risk of progression to preeclampsia and development of adverse maternal/infant conditions.
Association of Uric Acid with Progression to Preeclampsia and Developent of Adverse Conditions in Gestational Hypertensive Pregnancies. Amer. Jour. Hypertension 2012; 25(6): 711-717. Prognostic Significance of Serum Uric Acid in Women with Gestational Hypertension. Hypertension 2011; 58: 704-708. |
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| Specimen Required: |
Plasma: 2.0 mL
Stability 7 days refrigerated, 6 months frozen |
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Serum: 2.0 mL
Samples must be transferred to an aliquot tube and stored frozen if analysis will not be complete within 48 hours (#110-10-05 Serum / Plasma Separation Procedure & Transport)
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| Availability: |
Stat or Routine
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