Uric Acid for Preeclampsia Eval? No.
Aug 23, 2019•8 min
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Episode description
Serum uric acid levels are often ordered for the evaluation of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. But why is this done? Is this test able to guide clinical management? A staple of PIH evaluation in the 1970s and 1980s, uric acid levels are still around. In this session, we will review why uric acid determinations for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is not clinically useful – in general. Reference: Sept 2019 ACOG publication, “Questioning Clinical Practice”; Obstet Gynecol.
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