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urinalysis
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Urinalysis, a portmanteau of the words urine and analysis, is a panel of medical tests that includes physical (macroscopic) examination of the urine, chemical evaluation using urine test strips, and microscopic examination. Macroscopic examination targets parameters such as color, clarity, odor, and specific gravity; urine test strips measure chemical properties such as pH, glucose concentration, and protein levels; and microscopy is performed to identify elements such as cells, urinary casts, crystals, and organisms.
Key facts
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- Procedures in urinalysis. Left: A urine test strip is immersed into the sample. Top right: Urine is about to be examined under a phase-contrast microscope using a Neubauer counting chamber. Bottom right: Phase-contrast microscopic image showing many white blood cells in the urine (pyuria).
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- Diagnostic.MeshID
- D016482
- Diagnostic.MedlinePlus
- 003579
- Diagnostic.Name
- Urinalysis
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- Urinalysis_collage.jpg
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Research
19,143 papers- Urinalysis: a comprehensive review.American family physician · 2005
- Urinalysis: Interpretation and Clinical Correlations.The Medical clinics of North America · 2023
- The EFLM European Urinalysis Guideline 2023.Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine · 2024
- Introduction to urinalysis: historical perspectives and clinical application.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2010
- Urinalysis.Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) · 2005
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Wikidata facts
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- health specialty
- clinical pathology
- topic's main category
- Category:Urine tests
- topic has template
- Template:Urine tests
- Commons category
- Urinalysis
- ICPC 2 ID
- -35
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Encyclopedic overview
32 sectionsContents
- Background
- Medical uses
- Specimen collection
- Macroscopic examination
- Color and clarity
- Smell
- Specific gravity
- Urine test strip
- Blood
- White blood cells
- Nitrite
- Protein
- pH
- Specific gravity
- Glucose
- Ketones
- Bilirubin
- Urobilinogen
- Microscopic examination
- Red blood cells
- White blood cells
- Epithelial cells
- Casts
- Crystals
- Organisms
- Other elements
- Interpretation
- History
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- External links
Urinalysis, a portmanteau of the words urine and analysis, is a panel of medical tests that includes physical (macroscopic) examination of the urine, chemical evaluation using urine test strips, and microscopic examination. Macroscopic examination targets parameters such as color, clarity, odor, and specific gravity; urine test strips measure chemical properties such as pH, glucose concentration, and protein levels; and microscopy is performed to identify elements such as cells, urinary casts, crystals, and organisms.
==Background==
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