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Lab Values Flashcards

1
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Serum: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

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8-20 U/L

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Serum: Amylase

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25-125 U/L

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Serum: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

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8-20 U/L

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Serum: Bilirubin (adult) - Total//direct

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0.1-1.0 mg/dL // 0.0-0.3 mg/dL

2-17 μmol/L // 0-5 μmol/L

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Serum: Calcium (Ca2+)

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  1. 4-10.2 mg/dL

2. 1-2.8 mmol/L

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Serum: Cholesterol

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Rec: less than 200 mg/dL

less than 5.2 mmol/L

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Serum: Cortisol

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0800 h: 5-23 μg/dL // 1600 h: 3-15 μg/dL
138-635 nmol/L // 82-413 nmol/L
[2000 h: less than 50% of 0800]

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Serum: Creatine kinase

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Male: 25-90 U/L
Female: 10-70 U/L

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Serum: Creatinine

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0.6-1.2 mg/dL

53-106 μmol/L

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Serum electrolytes: Sodium (Na+)

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136-145 mEq/L

136-145 mmol/L

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Serum electrolytes: Potassium (K+)

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  1. 5-5.0 mEq/L

3. 5-5.0 mmol/L

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Serum electrolytes: Chloride (Cl-)

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95-105 mEq/L

95-105 mmol/L

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Serum electrolytes: Bicarbonate (HCO3-)

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22-28 mEq/L

22-28 mmol/L

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Serum electrolytes: Magnesium (Mg2+)

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  1. 5-2.0 mEq/L

0. 75-1.0 mmol/L

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Serum: Ferritin

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Male: 15-200 ng/mL………15-200 μg/L
Female: 12-150 ng/mL………12-150 μg/L

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Serum/Plasma: Follicle-stimulating hormone

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Male: 4-25 mIU/mL ………….. 4-25 U/L
Female:
Premenopause 4-30 mIU/mL……4-30 U/L
Midcycle peak 10-90 mIU/mL ………. 10-90 U/L
Postmen 40-250 mIU/mL…… 40-250 U/L

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Arterial Blood Gas: pH

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7.35-7.45

[H ] 36-44 nmol/L

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Arterial Blood Gas: PCO2

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33-45 mm Hg

4.4-5.9 kPa

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Arterial Blood Gas: PO2

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75-105 mm Hg

10.0-14.0 kPa

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Serum: Glucose

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Fasting: 70-110 mg/dL …………. 3.8-6.1 mmol/L

2-h postprandial: less than 120 mg/dL ….. 6.6 mmol/L

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Growth hormone - arginine stimulation

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Fasting: less than 5 ng/mL …….. 5 μg/L

provocative stimuli: greater than 7 ng/mL …….. 7 μg/L

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22
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Iron

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50-170 μg/dL

9-30 μmol/L

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Serum: Lactate dehydrogenase

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45-90 U/L

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Serum/plasma: Luteinizing hormone

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Male: 6-23 mIU/mL …………………… 6-23 U/L
Female:
Follicular phase 5-30 mIU/mL …… 5-30 U/L
Midcycle 75-150 mIU/mL …………… 75-150 U/L
Postmen 30-200 mIU/mL ……… 30-200 U/L

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Serum: Osmolality

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275-295 mOsmol/kg H2O

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Serum: Parathyroid hormone (N-terminal)

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230-630 pg/mL

230-630 ng/L

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Serum: Phosphatase (alkaline) [p-NPP at 30°C]

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20-70 U/L

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Serum: Phosphorus (inorganic)

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  1. 0-4.5 mg/dL

1. 0-1.5 mmol/L

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Serum: Prolactin (hPRL)

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Less than 20 ng/mL

Less than 20 μg/L

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Serum proteins: Total (recumbent)

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6.0-7.8 g/dL

60-78 g/L

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Serum proteins: Albumin

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3.5-5.5 g/dL

35-55 g/L

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Serum proteins: Globulin

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2.3-3.5 g/dL

23-35 g/L

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Serum/Plasma: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

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  1. 5-5.0 μU/mL

0. 5-5.0 mU/L

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Thyroidal iodine (123I) uptake

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8%-30% of administered dose/24 h

0.08-0.30/24 h

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Serum: Thyroxine (T4)

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5-12 μg/dL

64-155 nmol/L

36
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Serum: Triglycerides

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35-160 mg/dL

0.4-1.81 mmol/L

37
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Serum (RIA): Triiodothyronine (T3)

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115-190 ng/dL

1.8-2.9 nmol/L

38
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Triiodothyronine (T3) resin uptake

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25%-35%

0.25-0.35

39
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Serum: Urea nitrogen

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7-18 mg/dL

1.2-3.0 mmol/L

40
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Serum: Uric acid

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  1. 0-8.2 mg/dL

0. 18-0.48 mmol/L

41
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BMI

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Adult: 19-25 kg/m^2

42
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CSF: Cell count

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0-5/mm^3

0-5 x 10^6 /L

43
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CSF: Chloride

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118-132 mEq/L

118-132 mmol/L

44
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CSF: Gamma globulin

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3%-12% total proteins

0.03-0.12

45
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CSF: Glucose

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40-70 mg/dL

2.2-3.9 mmol/L

46
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CSF: Pressure

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70-180 mm H2O

47
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CSF: Proteins (total)

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Less than 40 mg/dL

Less than 0.40 g/L

48
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Bleeding time (template)

49
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Erythrocyte count

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Male:

  1. 3-5.9 million/mm^3 ………. 4.3-5.9 x 10^12/L Female:
  2. 5-5.5 million/mm^3……. 3.5-5.5 x 10^12/L
50
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Westergren)

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Male: 0-15 mm/h
Female: 0-20 mm/h

51
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Hematocrit

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Male: 41%-53% ……………………. 0.41-0.53
Female: 36%-46% …………………. 0.36-0.46

52
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Hemoglobin A1c

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Less than 6%

Less than 0.06

53
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Blood: Hemoglobin

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Male: 13.5-17.5 g/dL ……… 2.09-2.71 mmol/L Female: 12.0-16.0 g/dL …………1.86-2.48 mmol/L

54
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Plasma: Hemoglobin

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1-4 mg/dL

0.16-0.62 mmol/L

55
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Leukocyte count

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4500-11,000/mm^3

4.5-11.0 x 10^9/L

56
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Segmented neutrophils

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54%-62%

0.54-0.62

57
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Bands

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3%-5%

0.03-0.05

58
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Eosinophils

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1%-3%

0.01-0.03

59
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Basophils

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0%-0.75%

0-0.0075

60
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Lymphocytes

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25%-33%

0.25-0.33

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Monocytes

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3%-7%

0.03-0.07

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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

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  1. 4-34.6 pg/cell

0. 39-0.54 fmol/cell

63
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

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31%-36% Hb/cell

4.81-5.58 mmol Hb/L

64
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Mean corpuscular volume

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80-100 μm^3

80-100 fL

65
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Partial thromboplastin time (activated)

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25-40 seconds

66
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Platelet count

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150,000-400,000/mm^3

150-400 x 10^9/L

67
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Prothrombin time

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11-15 seconds

68
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Reticulocyte count

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  1. 5%-1.5%

0. 005-0.015

69
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Thrombin time

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Less than 2 seconds deviation from control

70
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Plasma volume

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Male: 25-43 mL/kg…………….. 0.025-0.043 L/kg Female: 28-45 mL/kg ………… 0.028-0.045 L/kg

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Red cell volume

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Male: 20-36 mL/kg …………. 0.020-0.036 L/kg Female: 19-31 mL/kg …………. 0.019-0.031 L/kg

72
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Sweat: Chloride

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0-35 mmol/L

73
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Urine: Calcium

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100-300 mg/24 h

2.5-7.5 mmol/24 h

74
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Urine: Chloride

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Varies with intake

75
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Urine: Creatinine clearance

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Male: 97-137 mL/min
Female: 88-128 mL/min

76
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Urine: Estriol (total) [pregnancy]

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30wks - 6-18 mg/24 h ……… 21-62 μmol/24 h
35wks - 9-28 mg/24 h ……. 31-97 μmol/24 h
40wks - 13-42 mg/24 h …….. 45-146 μmol/24 h

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Urine: 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids

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Male:

  1. 0-10.0 mg/24 h ………. 8.2-27.6 μmol/24 h Female:
  2. 0-8.0 mg/24 h……….. 5.5-22.0 μmol/24 h
78
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Urine: 17-Ketosteroids (total)

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Male:
8-20 mg/24 h ……. 28-70 μmol/24 h
Female:
6-15 mg/24 h………. 21-52 μmol/24 h

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Urine: Osmolality

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50-1400 mOsmol/kg H2O

80
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Urine: Oxalate

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8-40 μg/mL

90-445 μmol/L

81
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Urine: Potassium

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Varies with diet

82
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Urine: Total proteins

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Less than 150 mg/24 h

Less than

83
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Urine: Sodium

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Varies with diet

84
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Urine: Uric acid

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Varies with diet

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