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Urinalysis 

At some point in time, all of us will have a urinalysis. A simple examination of your urine can show many things.

Test Full Name Normal Range What it means Notes
WBC White Blood Cells negative Measures the number of
white blood cells present
in the urine.		 Presence of wbc's
in urine usually indicates
an infection.
Nitrites Nitrites negative Measurement of the amount of
nitrites in the urine.		 Presence in urine usually indicates an infection.
Glucose Glucose negative Detects glucose in the urine. The body usually spills
glucose into the urine
when Serum Glucose is over 180.
Presence may indicate diabetes.
Urobilinogen Urobilinogen negative Detection test.

 

 Positive results may indicate liver disease.
RBC Red Blood Cells negative Detects the number of RBC's
present in the urine.		 May indicate bleeding somewhere
along the urinary tract or infection.
Can be caused by menstruation. Is more
urgent when found in men.
Ketones Ketones negative Measurement of the amount
of ketones present in the urine.		 Presence of ketones may
indicate diabetes or eating disorder.
Protein Protein negative Detects protein in the urine. Presence of protein in the urine
may be caused by kidney disease,
or diabetes