Uric Acid Excretion

Letters and Corrections1 November 1979Uric Acid ExcretionCRARY CJREENBERG, M.D., BIJAY K. JAYASWAL, M.D.CRARY CJREENBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BIJAY K. JAYASWAL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-5-796_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The article by Simkin and associates in the July issue (1) discussed a common problem in clinical medicine and provoked much conversation among the physicians here. Answers to the following questions may permit more complete acceptance of the spot uric-acid excretion ratio as clinically useful.What literature is available on the time course—relative and absolute—of uric acid and creatinine release and excretion over a 24-h period?What correlation was obtained in a paired t test between spot ratio results and the 24-h collection excretion ratios in the persons studied?What correlation was obtained in apaired t...Reference1. SIMKINHOOVERPAXSONWILSON PPCW. Uric acid excretion: quantitative assessment from spot, midmorning serum and urine samples. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:44-7. LinkGoogle Scholar1. SIMKIN P. Uric acid excretion in patients with gout. Arthritis Rheum. 1979;22:98-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Glenville Health Association Cleveland, OH 44108 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1979Volume 91, Issue 5Page: 796-796KeywordsCreatinineExcretionUric acid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1979 PDF downloadLoading ...