Specimen Requirements
Title
URIC ACID, RANDOM URINE
Specimen Requirement
Collect 10 mL random urine in a sterile container.
Methodology
Uricase
Stability
Room temp: 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
1 day
Clinical Use
Look for hyperuricosuria in patients with renal calculus formation. Identification of overexcretors re: risks of stone formation, identification of genetic defects, influence of overexcretion on therapy of gout. Uric acid nephrolithiasis occurs in primary gout or in secondary hyperuricemia (eg, malignant diseases). Uric acid nephrolithiasis may complicate ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and surgical jejunoileal bypass.
Test Code
UAUM