What does the urinalysis show?

What does the urinalysis show?

Urine stores important information about the state of health.

The kidney produces urine in order to remove waste material, excess fluid and substance from the body.

Urinalysis includes checking the concentration and content of urine.

With this analysis, it is possible to diagnose a urinary tract infection. Urinalysis will reveal the causes of such symptoms as: chronic abdominal or back pain, pain when urinating, frequent urination, blood in the urine.

Urine analysis can diagnose the following pathologies:

  • Diabetes or prediabetes;
  • Chronic kidney disease;
  • Kidney or bladder stones;
  • Kidney or bladder cancer;
  • Bacterial or fungal infection;
  • Disorders of the urinary tract;
  • Sexually transmitted infections;
  • Liver or bile duct damage.

 

 

Source:          

https://www.americanriverurgentcare.com/blog/what-a-urine-test-can-and-cant-reveal-about-your-health