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Test Name Result Biological Reference Method
Range
Ammonia 150.00 30.0-86.0 ug/dL Spectro-photometry
INTERPRETATION:
Ammonia is elevated in the following conditions:-liver disease, urinary tract infection with distention and stasis, Reye syndrome, inborn
errors of metabolism including deficiency of enzymes in the urea cycle, HHH syndrome (hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria,
hyperornithinemia), some normal neonates (usually returning to normal in 48 hours), total parenteral nutrition, ureterosigmoidostomy, and
sodium valproate therapy. Ammonia determination is indicated in neonates with neurological deterioration, subjects with lethargy and/or
emesis not explained, and in patients with possible encephalopathy.
Ammonia measurements are mainly of use in the diagnosis of urea cycle deficiencies (any neonate with unexplained nausea, vomiting, or
neurological deterioration appearing after first feeding), and they play an important part in the detection of Reye syndrome.
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