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PageTopContent Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Test Catalogue FloatingContent2Body FloatingContent1 PageMiddleContent ​Uric Acid Chemistry ​Specimen Requirements​ Type​ ​Plasma ​Container ​Preferred Collection Container: Light green (Lithium Heparin gel) Alternative Collection Container: Gold (gel)  ​Collection Procedure ​For patients treated with Rasburicase Order and mark requisition with urgent priority Collect specimen in a prechilled tube Place specimen on ice Deliver to the laboratory immediately ​Required Volume ​Optimal Volume: 4.5 mL Full collection tube Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL (Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.) Pediatric Volume ​Stability/Storage ​4 hours on cells 5 days a 2 – 8 °C Grounds for Rejection​ ​Specimens from patients on Rasburicase that were not collected in prechilled tubes and placed on ice Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria    Testing Information​ ​ Availability​ ​24 hours a day Testing Site​ ​SPH, RUH, SCH Rural-Humboldt, Rosthern, Wadena, Watrous Results Reporting​ In hospital reported within 2 hours Community urgent and inter-hospital reported within 4 hours Community routine reported within 24 hours ​Methodology ​Enzymatic, colorimetric Rural-colorimetric ​Specimen Retention ​3 days SHR LIS Test Code​ ​URIC (For Laboratory Use Only)   PageBottomContent ​If you choose to print this information, it is valid only on date of print. Laboratory Controlled Document LSM-258 v3

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