Amorphous urates are a type of crystal that can be identified in the urine test and can occur as a result of cooling the sample or acidic pH of urine, and it is often possible to observe in the test the presence of other crystals, such as uric acid and calcium oxalate.
The onset of amorphous urate causes no symptoms, and is controlled only by examining type 1 urine. However, when there is a large amount of urate, it is possible to visualize the color change from urine to pink.
- The presence of amorphous urates in the urine does not cause symptoms.
- Being identified by the type 1 urine test.
- SAA.
- Also known as an abnormal sediment element test.
- In which the sample of the second urine flow is collected and delivered to the laboratory.
- Analysis.
This test checks the pH of the urine, which in this case is acidic, in addition to the presence of amorphous urate and crystals, such as uric acid crystals and sometimes calcium oxalate, under the microscope. In addition, other urine characteristics are checked, such as the presence, absence and number of epithelial cells, microorganisms, leukocytes and erythrocytes. Understand how the urine test is done.
Amorphous urate is identified in urine as a kind of granules ranging from yellow to black and displayed under the microscope in urine. When there is a large amount of amorphous urate, there may be a macroscopic change, i.e. it is possible that excess amorphous urate in the urine can be identified by changing the color of urine to pink.
The appearance of amorphous urate is directly related to urinary pH, being frequent observed when the pH is equal to or less than 5.5. In addition, other situations that may result in the appearance of amorphous urate and other crystals include:
Amorphous urate may also appear as a result of sample cooling, as lower temperatures promote crystallization of some of the urine components, with urate formation. Therefore, it is recommended to test the urine within 2 hours of collection and not to refrigerate it to avoid interference with the result.
There is no treatment for amorphous urate except for its cause. Therefore, it is important that the result of the urine test is analyzed at the same time as the symptoms that the person may present and the result of other tests requested by the urologist or family doctor in order to start the most appropriate treatment. Treatment.
If this is due to eating problems, a change in habits is recommended, avoiding foods high in protein or rich in calcium. On the other hand, in case of liver or kidney problems, in addition to adequate nutrition, your doctor may recommend the use of medications depending on the cause of the amorphous urate.
When the amorphous urate is identified alone, without further changes in the SAA, this may be caused by temperature variations or a high time between collection and analysis, in which case it is recommended to repeat the test to confirm the result.