Category
ROUTINE CHEMISTRY
Sub Category
METABOLIC
Synonym/Aliases
SERUM URATE
Abbreviations
UA
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 3 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 3 DAYS, 2-8ºC 7 DAYS, FROZEN >30 DAYS
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
N/A
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
- N/A
Sample type
SERUM (HEPARIN PLASMA IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE).
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
3 ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; GROSS LIPEMIA.
Other Instructions
CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.
Reference intervals
AGE AND GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED WITH THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF SUSPECTED HYPERURICEMIA (E.G. DUE TO GOUT, MALIGNANCY, CHEMOTHERAPY) OR NEPHROLITHIASIS.
Test Limitations / Confounders
- N/A