FORA 6 Uric Acid test strips, when used together with Fora 6 Connect Multi-Functional Monitoring System is intended for the quantitative measurement of uric acid in fresh capillary whole blood from the finger.
Strips are in individual foil packs, they require only a tiny sample volume of blood of 1.0 L, and you'll get a result in 15 Seconds.
The System Measurement Range is 3 mg/dL ~ 20 mg/dL (0.179 mmol/L ~1.190 mmol/L)
Limitations
Hematocrit: The hematocrit level is limited to between 20% and 60%. Please ask your healthcare professional if you do not know your hematocrit level.
Neonatal Use: This test strip must not be used for the testing of newborns.
This test strip is used for testing fresh capillary and venous.
Metabolites: high concentration of acetaminophen, bilirubin, hemoglobin, methyldopa and ascorbic acid may affect the test results.
The user is suggested to perform a uric acid test in the morning after fasting for 12 hours.
A uric acid blood test may be used to:
- Help diagnose gout, usually when done with a synovial fluid analysis.
- Monitor uric acid levels in people who are having cancer chemotherapy or certain other cancer treatments. When treatment kills cancer cells quickly, they release large amounts of purines into the blood. This can lead to serious problems from high uric acid levels. Testing helps catch an increase in uric acid so it can be treated early.
A uric acid urine test may be used to:
- Help find out whether high levels of uric acid are causing kidney stones
- Monitor the risk of developing kidney stones in people who have gout
Why do I need a uric acid test?
You may need a uric acid blood test if you:
- Have symptoms of gout. Symptoms usually happen in one joint at a time. The big toe is most commonly affected, but your other toes, ankle, or knee may have symptoms, which include:
- Intense pain
- Swelling
- Redness
- Feeling warm
- Had or are having certain types of cancer treatments.
You may also need a uric acid urine test if you:
- Have symptoms of a kidney stone, including:
- Sharp pain in your lower abdomen (belly), side, groin or back
- Blood in your urine
- Frequent urge to urinate (pee)
- Not being able to urinate at all or only urinating a little bit
- Pain when urinating
- Cloudy or bad-smelling urine
- Nausea and vomiting
- Fever and chills
- Have gout and your health care provider wants to monitor your risk for developing kidney stones
