Urinalysis Overview

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  • Summary
  • Definition
  • Considerations
  • Other Names
  • How the Test is Performed
  • How the Test will Feel
  • How to Prepare for the Test
  • Normal Results
  • Risks
  • What Abnormal Results Mean
  • Why the Test is Performed
Reviewed By Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD

Definition

Urinalysis is the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine. It involves a number of tests to detect and measure various compounds that pass through the urine.


Other Names

Urine appearance and color; Routine urine test


How the Test is Performed

A urine sample is needed. Your health care provider will tell you what type of urine sample is needed. For information on how to collect a urine sample, see:

There are three basic steps to a complete urinalysis:

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Encyclopedia: Urinalysis

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A urinalysis is an array of tests performed on urine and one of the most common methods of medical diagnosis. A part of a urinalysis can be performed by using urine dipsticks, in which the test results can be read as color changes. A typical medical urinalysis usually includes: , a description of color and appearance. , specific gravity - normally 1.010 to 1.030. This test detects ion concentration of...
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Urinalysis?
In hospital, If a urine dipstick test comes back showing some abnormalities, what is the...

I do dipstick most of the time or my patients cause I work in a renal ward. When I find out that the leukocytes and nitrites are positive, I...

Asked by IzzyB - 16 months ago

What is the temperature requirements for a urinalysis?
I want to know the temperature range that is required of urine when a pre-employment...

does this mean you are going to submit someone else's refrigerated urine instead of your own? urine for analysis would be room temperature.

Asked by LG666 - 16 months ago


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