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U4 LAB: URIC ACID Flashcards

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1
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Byproduct of purine nucleic acid catabolism

A

Uric Acid

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Main form in plasma

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Monosodium urate

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Clinical applications

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  • confirm diagnosis and monitor treatment of gout
  • prevent uric acid nephropathy during chemotherapeutic treatment
  • assess inherited disorders of purine metabolism
  • detect kidney dysfunction
  • assist in diagnosis of renal calculi
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Non specific method and requires protein removal

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Caraway method

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Caraway Method

based on reduction of ________ in alkaline solution to tungsten blue

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phosphotungstic acid

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6
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More specific and more commonly used

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Enzymatic (Uricase) method

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7
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Uricase is used to catalyze ______ of uric acid to?

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oxidation, allantoin

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8
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Measures the hydrogen peroxide produced as uric acid

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Coupled enzymatic reaction

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9
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Coupled enzymatic reaction measures?

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hydrogen peroxide

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10
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Coupled enzymatic reaction

Color produced is?

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directly proportional to uric acid

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11
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Coupled enzymatic reaction

Sources of error

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reducing agents (bilirubin and ascorbic acid)

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12
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This method measures differential absorbance before and after incubation with uricase.

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Spectrophotometric assay

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Spectrophotometric assay

Absorbance is measured at what wavelength?

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293 nm

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Spectrophotometric assay

What is directly proportional to uric acid?

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difference

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15
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Spectrophotometric assay

Sources of error

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protein, hemoglobin, xanthine

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16
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Uses UV detection

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HPLC

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Specimens for Uric Acid

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  • heparinized plasma
  • serum
  • urine
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Buffer

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  • Phosphate buffer (pH 7.0)
  • EHSPT
  • Amino-4-antipyrine
19
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Standard uric acid

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6 mg/dl or 0.357 mmol/L

20
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Pipet solutions using what volume?

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0.25uL

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Wavelength

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546nm

22
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Reference Values’

Male

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3.5-7.2 mg/dL

23
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Reference Values

Female

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2.6-6.0 mg/dL

24
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Reference Values

Child

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2.0-5.5

25
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Reference Values

Urine

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250-750

MT6317 CLIN CHEM 1 (11 decks)

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