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| 30630:URIC ACID | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Enzymatic Trinder | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | Same day as tested | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 84550 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (heparin) or one 4.5 mL plasma separator tube (PST). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Allow to clot, centrifuge SST or PST within 2 hours of collection and transport in original tube. Centrifuge green top tube within 2 hours of collection and separate plasma from cells into a plastic vial for transport. Refrigerate. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 48 hours refrigerated or 30 days frozen. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 2 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.5 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Specimen frozen/thawed more than once. | ||||||||
| Female |
2.5-6.5 mg/dL
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| Male |
2.5-8.0 mg/dL
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