Uric acid test

Urine uric acid urine measures levels of uric acid in metabolism, but a 24-hour urine collection is needed. Blood tests are more informative in most patients.

Review Date: 12/21/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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