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nitrogen test, uric acid test, uric acid crystals, uricosuria, uric acid urine test measures the amount, uric acid in urine, a 24-hour urine sample is needed, to discontinue drugs, interfere, on day 1, urinate, toilet, get up, afterwards, collect all urine, special container, the next 24 hours, on day 2, urinate, container, get up, cap the container, in the refrigerator, a cool place, collection period, label the container, time of completion, infant, thoroughly wash the area around the urethra, open a urine collection bag, a plastic bag, an adhesive paper on one end, place it on the infant, males, entire penis, in the bag, adhesive attached, skin, females, bag, over the labia, diaper, usual over the secured bag, take a couple of attempts, lively infants, displace the bag, causing the specimen to be absorbed by the diaper, infant, checked frequently, bag changed, infant has urinated, bag, urine is drained, container, transport, deliver it, upon completion, health care provider, advise to discontinue drugs, affect the test, "special considerations", collection is taken, infant, a couple of extra collection bags necessary, test involves only normal urination, no discomfort, most common reason, measuring uric acid levels, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment of kidney stones, patients, gout, evaluated using this test, a significant number of patients, gout develop uric acid kidney stones, uric acid, end-product of purine catabolism, purines, adenine, guanine, components of nucleotides, the building blocks, the nucleic acids rna, dna, normal values range from 250 to 750 mg/24 hours, normal value ranges, among different laboratories, mg/24 hr = milligrams per 24 hours, abnormal results, greater-than-normal urinary uric acid levels, metastatic cancers, myelogenous, lymphoproliferative disorders, high purine diet, gout, rhabdomyolysis, lesch-nyhan syndrome, fanconi syndrome, lower-than-normal urinary uric acid levels, chronic alcohol ingestion, chronic glomerulonephritis, lead poisoning interfering factors, high levels of vitamin c, x-ray contrast agents, drugs, interfere, test results, alcohol, anti-inflammatory drugs, nsaids, salicylates, thiazide diuretics, allopurinol, probenecid.