Also known as: Urate
Specimen requirements
Adult sample type: Serum (gold/yellow top SST)
Paediatric sample type: Plasma (orange top paediatric tube)
Collection requirements: No special requirements
Cost
Price on application
Turnaround time
Analytical method
Spectrophotometry - Enzymatic / Colorimetric - Uricase
Analysis undertaken at these site(s)
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Churchill Hospital
- Horton General Hospital
Reference intervals
Female
< 3 years: 105 - 300 µmol/L
3 - 8 years: 120 - 290 µmol/L
> 8 years: 150 - 350 µmol/L
Male
< 3 years: 105 - 300 µmol/L
3 - 8 years: 120 - 290 µmol/L
> 8 years: 210 - 420 µmol/L
