Uric Acid In Blood: Why It Is Done
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Why It Is Done
A uric acid blood test is done to:
- Help diagnose gout.
- Check to see if kidney stones may be caused by high uric acid levels in the body.
- Check to see if medicine that decreases uric acid levels is working.
- Check uric acid levels in people who are undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy. These treatments destroy cancer cells that then may leak uric acid into the blood.
| Last updated: | October 31, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | , Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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