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Urine tests Urine tests. Introduction: Urine tests. The urine may contain various substances for different types of disease. For example, sugar in urine may mean diabetes and blood in urine may mean various kidney conditions. Thus, a variety of diseases have urine tests. There are several types of different urine tests. Fasting urine test.
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Lab Test Dictionary In patients who have kidney disease or diabetes, urine tests are used to monitor the condition. Urinalysis also may be performed to detect a urinary tract infection (UTI), protein in the urine (proteinuria), or blood in the urine (hematuria), and to diagnose pregnancy. Toxicology screening can be used as part of urinalysis to detect illegal drug use. This is not part of routine urine testing.
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Urinalysis_ Three Types of Examinations 2 The urine albumin test is more sensitive than a dipstick urinalysis and is routinely used to screen people with chronic conditions that put them at risk for kidney disease, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
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- Urine drug testing (UDT) is widely used for testing for opioids and illicit drugs. There are two types of UDT: a screening test and a confirmatory test. The screening test uses an immunoassay to look for the parent drug and/or metabolite. Most UDTs screen for marijuana, cocaine, opiates, PCP, amphetamines, while some also test for benzodiazepines and methadone.
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Understanding urine tests The following substances can be checked using a rapid urine test: 1  pH value (measure of the acidity of the urine. 2  Protein (not usually found in urine) 3  Sugar (glucose, not usually found in urine)  Nitrite (not usually found in 1  urine) Ketone (a metabolic product, not usually found in urine)
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- Urine Tests. One of the primary functions of the kidneys is to filter blood and remove waste products. Urine tests measure how well your kidney filters (see figure) are working. When functioning normally, glomerular filters are able to filter out wastes, but keep protein and red blood cells in the bloodstream.ests Used to Diagnose Kidney Disease. Several types of tests are used to diagnose and evaluate different types of kidney disease: 1  Kidney function is determined using blood and urine tests. 2  Imaging tests are a relatively painless and low-risk way of providing useful information about kidney structure.
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Medical Dictionary A urine test may be done: 1  To check for a disease or infection of the urinary tract . Symptoms of a urine infection may include colored or bad-smelling urine, pain when urinating, finding it hard to urinate, flank pain, blood in the urine (hematuria), or fever.
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Urinalysis A urinalysis is a group of physical, chemical, and microscopic tests. The tests detect and/or measure several substances in the urine, such as byproducts of normal and abnormal metabolism, cells, cellular fragments, and bacteria. Urine is produced by the kidneys, two fist-sized organs located on either side of the spine at the bottom of the ribcage.
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Adapted from a presentation at the SLE Workshop at Hospital for Special Surgery Urine tests are evaluated for: 1  Ph – to determine if the urine is acidic or alkaline. 2  Protein – the level should be 0; if protein is present, it may indicate kidney disease. 3  White Blood Cells (WBC) – only a low number are normally present; a high WBC count in urine may indicate a urinary infection.
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Urinalysis (Urine Test) A urinalysis is simply an analysis of the urine. It is a very common test that can be performed in many health-care settings, including doctors' offices, urgent-care facilities, laboratories, and hospitals. A urinalysis test is performed by collecting a urine sample from the patient in a specimen cup.
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Clinical urine tests Clinical urine tests are various tests of urine for diagnostic purposes. The most common is a urinalysis (UA), one of the most common methods of medical diagnosis. The word is a portmanteau of the words urine and analysis. Other tests are urine culture (a microbiological culture of urine) and urine electrolyte levels.
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Getting a Urinalysis: About Urine Tests What does the urine test look for? A urine tests is used to assess bladder or kidney infections, diabetes, dehydration and preeclampsia by screening for high levels of sugars, proteins, ketones and bacteria. High levels of sugars may suggest gestational diabetes, which may develop around the 20th week of pregnancy.
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Brain Cancer Tests to find out the type of stone. Finding out the type of your kidney stone will help with treatment decisions and measures to prevent stones from forming again. Tests you may have include: A medical history and physical exam. Stone analysis. Your doctor may ask you to collect stones by straining your urine through a fine-mesh strainer or fine gauze.
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Urinalysis Back to TopHow the Test Is Performed. A urine sample is needed. Your health care provider will tell you what type of urine sample is needed. Two common methods of collecting urine are 24-hour urine collection and clean catch urine specimen.
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Clinical Chemistry The most common specimens tested in clinical chemistry are blood and urine. Many different tests exist to test for almost any type of chemical component in blood or urine. Components may include blood glucose, electrolytes, enzymes, hormones, lipids (fats), other metabolic substances, and proteins.
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Urine Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases These days, both of these STDs can be detected via urine testing. Urine chlamydia tests and gonorrhea tests are a lot more pleasant than urethral swabs. In some places urine testing can be a bit more difficult to find. However, it's getting easier and easier every year.
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- How the results of drug tests can be used legally, depends upon the reason for the urinalysis test. There are five types of drug tests below: Random Testing. This is done by means of random testing.. Basically, a commander can order that either all or a random selected sample of his/her unit be tested, at any time.
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Understanding Pregnancy Tests: Urine & Blood Understanding Pregnancy Tests: Urine & Blood. There are two types of pregnancy tests; one uses a urine sample, the other a sample of blood. Both tests detect the presence of a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).
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Urine Odor Urine analysis: A sample of your urine is tested for signs of certain types of bacteria as well as other elements, and may also do a bacteria culture of your sample. Cystoscopy: A thin tube with a camera on the end is inserted into your bladder to look for any urinary disease.
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Urinary adulterants and drugs-of-abuse testing Immunoassays are available for quick screening of abused drugs in urine. The most commonly screened drugs are amphetamines, opiates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, barbiturates, methaqualone, PCP, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and propoxyphene. Usually, positive drug screen results are confirmed by GC/MS.
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Urine Test A urine test checks different components of urine, a waste product made by the kidneys. A regular urine test may be done to help find the cause of symptoms. The test can give information about your health and problems you may have. The kidneys take out waste material, minerals, fluids, and other substances from the blood to be passed in the urine. Urine has hundreds of different body wastes.
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Clinical urine tests A part of a urinalysis can be performed by using urine test strips, in which the test results can be read as color changes. Another method is light microscopy of urine samples.
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Urine Test Test Overview. A urine test checks different components of urine, a waste product made by the kidneys. A regular urine test may be done to help find the cause of symptoms. The test can give information about your health and problems you may have.
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HCG in urine This type of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test measures the specific level of HCG in the urine. HCG is a hormone produced in the body during pregnancy. Other HCG tests include: HCG in blood serum - qualitative.
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- A urinalysis is a simple, inexpensive test that can help to detect problems in many parts of the body, including the kidneys, urinary tract, heart, and liver. A urinalysis can include a visual examination of a urine sample, microscopic examination, and a dipstick test.