Urinalysis
Introduction
This package is designed as an introduction to dipstick urine testing. It is aimed at all health professionals who will be performing this task.
It covers:
- Reasons for performing urinalysis
- The equipment used
- Method of performing the test
- Results interpretation
- Types of urine samples
- Self test
As you go through the package you can click on any highlighted words or phrases to learn more about that area.
Dipstick urine testing can be performed in a wide variety of clinical situations.
For example:
- Patients with urinary or renal tract symptoms
- Patients with undiagnosed abdominal pain
- Patients with symptoms of diabetes
- Screening health checks
It is possible to test for a wide range of substances using urine dipsticks. Those commonly tested for include blood, glucose, protein, leucocytes, nitrites and ketones. Blood, glucose and protein testing will be discussed in some detail during this package. This corresponds to the OSCE for the second year medical students. However leucocytes, nitrites, ketones and testing for other less clinically relevant substances will also be discussed in the results interpretation section.
We hope you enjoy the package and find it a useful learning tool. Please send any comments about this e-learning resource to gemma.wilkinson@nottingham.co.uk. If you have any technical problems with these pages, please contact heather.rai@nottingham.ac.uk