Uric acid - urine - Results

Normal Values:

Normal values range from 250 to 750 milligrams per 24 hours.

Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What abnormal results mean:

Higher than normal uric acid levels in the urine may be due to:

Cancers that have spread (metastasized)
Disorders that affect the bone marrow or certain white blood cells
High-purine diet
Gout
Rhabdomyolysis
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Fanconi syndrome

Lower than normal uric acid levels in the urine may be due to:

Nitrogen test

Uric acid test

Uric acid crystals

Reviewed last on: 10/22/2007
Robert Mushnick, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, SUNY Downstate Health Center, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.

McPherson RA, Pincus MR. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2006.

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