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