Test directory: Uric Acid, Body Fluid

Ordering Code5031
Test NameUric Acid, Body Fluid
AliasUrate, Body Fluid
Preferred SpecimenSterile Body Fluid, excluding CSF
Preferred ContainerSterile Container
Other Specimen/ContainerBody Fluid in Plain (Red), Body Fluid in Lithium Heparin (Green)
Optimum Volume0.5 mL
Transport RequirementsOahu: Ambient
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen StabilityAmbient: 2 Days
Refrigerated: 7 Days
Frozen: 6 Months
Rejection CriteriaInsufficient quantity, Specimen older than stability limits
Avail. StatPatients of the testing hospital only
Analytic Time1 Day
MethodologyEnzymatic Colorimetric

Reference range(s)

ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
Body Fluid TypeALLSee report.
Uric Acid, Body FluidALLmg/dLSee report.