Uric acid (24h u) (Urine (u))

Specimens:	10 ml Urine (u)
Preanalytics/Notes:	24 h urine, state the amount collected and period of collection, if deviating from 24 h. No additives.
Method:	Enzymatic colorimetric assay
Dimension:	mg/24h
Alternate dimension:	mmol/24 h (Factor: 0.00595) Calculator
Set-up:	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Duration:	3 days
Indication/Significance:	Determination of renal uric acid excretion in different diseases. Nephrolithiasis (uric acid stones or calcium stones) Therapy monitoring in the case of treatment with allopurinol and uricosuric drugs
Interpretation:	The excretion of uric more… The excretion of uric acid per 24h strongly depends on the purine content of the food. Increased excretion in the case of: Primary hyperuricemia (gout), cytolysis with malignomas and haemoblastoses (leukemia), cystinosis, alkaptonuria Decreased excretion in the case of: Renal insufficiency, exsiccosis, ketoacidosis and lactic acidosis , saturnine, beryllium intoxication, therapy with salicylate, probenecid, pyrazolones, diuretics Assessment of the uric acid excretion only appropriate in connection with the uric acid concentration in the blood. close
Further tests:	Cystatin C Urea acid in serum

both sex
	250 - 750 mg/24h