Acute uric acid nephropathy laboratory findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The picture of acute renal failure is observed: decreased urine production and rapidly rising serum creatinine levels. Acute uric acid nephropathy is differentiated from other forms of acute renal failure by the finding of a urine uric acid/creatinine ratio > 1 in a random urine sample.

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