Serum uric acid test

SERUM URIC ACID TEST

DESCRIPTION – a uric acid blood test, also known as a serum uric acid measurement, determines how much uric acid is present in your blood. The test can help determine how well your body produces and removes uric acid. Uric acid is a chemical produced when your body breaks down foods that contain organic compounds called purines

METHODOLOGY – quantitative spectrophotometry

TURN AROUND TIME – within 24 hours

SPECIMEN REQUIERED –

COLLECT – serum separator or plasma separator tube

SPECIMEN PREPARATION – allow serum to clot completely at room temperature. Separate the serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 ml of serum to transport tube

STORAGE/TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE – refrigerated

STABILITY – ambient: 3 days; refrigerated: 1 week; frozen: 6 months

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION – body fluid

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS – clinical history is mandatory