24 h urine
mmol/day
Depends on diet but average is 1.5 – 4.5 mmol/day
Increased levels are due to high purine diet or endogenous over-production of urate.
Low levels can be due to reduced renal excretion of urate.
Daily
Local test
Can be added on to an existing request up to 4 days following sample receipt
Specimen Labelling Procedure
8210
