Lab tracker worksheet

A de-identified tracker for serum urate, kidney function, medication state, flare timing, and recheck questions.

Updated 2026-05-20 draft

Use this when one lab number is not enough. The timing, medication state, and flare context matter.

Do not include names, photos, addresses, clinician names, lab account numbers, or portal screenshots unless you need them for your own private record.

Record label

  • Record label:
  • Date range covered:
  • Current plan or question:
  • Target serum urate if known:

Lab log

Date or approximate timingSerum urate or uric acidDuring flare, soon after flare, or between flares?Medication stateKidney marker, if knownContext notes

Context notes can include illness, dehydration, fasting, rapid weight change, heavy training, alcohol, diet change, travel, hormone context, or supplement changes.

Medication state

  • Urate-lowering therapy used? yes / no / unsure
  • Name and dose if you choose to record it:
  • Recent start, stop, dose change, missed doses, or adherence issue:
  • Flare-prevention medicine during transition, if any:
  • Other medicines that changed:

Home meter cross-check, if used

  • Meter or strip label:
  • Strip expiration and storage:
  • Testing timing:
  • Lab comparison available? yes / no / unsure
  • Difference between home value and lab value:

Trend notes

  • Highest value:
  • Lowest value:
  • Values above target:
  • Values near target:
  • Values during or soon after flare:
  • Values after medication change:
  • Pattern I notice:

Questions for clinician

  1. What target are we using?
  2. When should serum urate be repeated?
  3. Does timing relative to a flare change how we read this value?
  4. What kidney markers matter for my medication plan?
  5. What should trigger a dose, monitoring, or follow-up conversation?

Add your own:

Claude prompt

Help me review this de-identified gout lab tracker as a trend, not a single number. Ask one question at a time about serum urate values, timing relative to flares, medication state, kidney function markers, home meter checks, and recent context. Do not ask for names, photos, addresses, clinician names, account details, or portal screenshots. End with a concise trend summary and concrete questions for my clinician. Do not recommend medication changes.

Source trail

Evidence label: standard-care tracking support plus mechanism-aware pattern capture.

Current-care anchors

  • NICE NG219 gout recommendations
  • American College of Rheumatology patient and guideline sources

Mechanism sources

Source check: 2026-05-20.