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URINE EXAMINATION
Why examine urine?
To diagnose urinary tract infection and kidney
dysfunction!
Urine specimen – MSU, CCU, CSU, TSU and
Supra pubic aspirate ( SPA ).
Urine Examination:
1.Physical
2. Chemical
3. Microscopic
4. Culture
Physical Examination
1. Volume Proportional to water in take by a
person. Useful terms:
- Polyuria – consistent abnormal excretion of
large volume of urine (Diabetes)
- Oliguria – Opposite of polyuria (Diarrhoea)
- Anuria – Complete absence of urine formation
- Nocturia – Passing of >500ml of urine by adult
at night
- Diuresis – any increase in urine volume!
2. Specific gravity
A measure of amount of dissolved substances in
urine, a diagnostic tool.
3. Colour – Clear, Pale yellow depending on
concentration.
• Chemical Examination of Urine analysis
Used to detect glucose, protein, pH, blood,
ketone, esterase, bilirubin etc.
Various methods for the detection of abnormal
chemical substances are available.
Most of the methods are qualitative.
Traditional chemical tests:
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