The urinalysis dates back 6000 years. Information has evolved from tasting it for sugar to computer assisted assessment for the presence of cells and casts. The urine gives valuable information about kidney function in general and the glomeruli in particular. Findings can lead to a diagnosis of various medical conditions, most notable being diabetes mellitus. Proteinuria has many implications, ...

In a retrospective review of 32 consecutive patients (20 adults and 12 children) with acute appendicitis, we correlated abnormal urinalysis with the operative findings. Abnormal results on urinalysis were noted in 10 adults and 5 children. All urine specimens were collected by the clean-catch method. Abnormal findings were found more frequently in female patients. The majority of the patients w...

Rare progression to renal failure imposes a burden on children with IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura, HSP). An abnormal urinalysis on day 7 (7d-UA) may be a surrogate marker for persistent nephritis, but this has not been established. We retrospectively analyzed the risk factors for persistent nephritis in a cohort of 138 children. Of 35 children with abnormal 7d-UA, 24 (69%) had an abn...

Outcome measures for assessing clinical efficacy of cocaine addiction pharmacotherapy should reliably and accurately reflect the benefits of the treatment. A core battery of outcome measures has been proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and used by investigators for such trials. These measures include: (1) cocaine use by urinalysis, self-report, or both; (2) retention in treatment...

Since 1982, “automated intelligence microscopy” (AIM) has been refined and adapted to perform the portion of the urinalysis profile traditionally done by a microscope. AIM and analytical subsystems measuring relative density and performing dipstick chemistry compose the main elements of “The Yellow IRIS” urinalysis workstation, an attended system for automationand standardizationof routineurina...

OBJECTIVE This article describes ordering of diagnostic tests, admission rates, and antibiotic administration among visits to US emergency departments (EDs) by children aged 3 to 36 months with fever without source (FWS). METHODS The 2006-2008 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey-Emergency Department was used to identify visits by 3- to 36-month-old children with FWS. Percentages ...

BACKGROUND Renal diseases may be discovered accidentally during routine urinalysis. This study was done to see the significance of urinalysis and study the magnitude of abnormal urinalysis in patients with no symptoms of renal disease. METHODS From 15th February to 16th March 2005, a total of 1000 samples of urine were collected from the patients attending three rural health centers of Abbott...

The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 4 November 2002 177 9 477-480 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2002 www.mja.com.au Research DURING PREGNANCY many women in Australia routinely have urinalysis. However, there appears to be little evidence to support this practice.1, There is understandable concern about ceasing urinalysis in pregnant women without evidence for the benefit or saf...

Dipstick urinalysis is an informative, quick, cost-effective and non-invasive diagnostic tool that is useful in clinical practice for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs), kidney diseases, and diabetes. We used dipstick urinalysis as a hands-on microbiology laboratory exercise to reinforce student learning about UTIs with a particular focus on cystitis, which is a common bacterial i...