URIC ACID, 24-HOUR URINE
This assay is useful for the assessment and management of patients with kidney stones, particularly uric acid stones. Urinary uric acid excretion is elevated in a significant proportion of patients with uric acid stones, due to uric acid overproduction as in Leukemia and Polycythemia and after intake of food rich in nucleoproteins |
![]() Pre-test Information : No special preparation required |
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![]() Report Delivery : Same Day |
URIC ACID, 24-HOUR URINE
Test Code | U-04 |
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Test Description | **URIC ACID, 24-HOUR URINE |
Clinical Category | KIDNEY DISORDERS |
Sample | 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of 24 hour urine |
Method/Technology | Spectrophotometry |
Storage/Temp | |
Reporting Time | DAILY |