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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB141 URIC ACID

Important Note

SERUM OR PLASMS MUST BE SEPARATED FROM RED CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.

Additional Codes

SQ: URIC

Specimen

GREEN TOP PLASMA

RED OR SST SERUM ACCEPTABLE

Specimen Storage/Transport

ROOM TEMPERATURE: 3 DAYS

REFRIGERATE: 7 DAYS

FROZEN: 6 MONTHS

REFERENCE RANGES

NORMAL RANGES:

FEMALES: 2.4-5.7 MG/DL

MALES: 3.4-7.0 MG/DL

Methodology

ENZYMATIC COLORIMETRIC TEST