Urinalysis Tests -
What is a Urinalysis Test and What is it Used For?

A urinalysis test is a test of a urine sample that can help find medical problems like kidney disease, diabetes, liver disease, urinary tract infections and more.

A urinalysis test allows you to quickly and easily to check your urine for a number of different parameters. This in turn allows you to detect health problems for which noticable symptoms may not occur for years.

With the aid of a urinalysis test and quick early detection, you can treat these problems before they become too serious.

More than 20 million (1 in 9) Americans have chronic kidney disease and most don't know it. Another 20 milltion are at high risk for it.

A urinalysis test can be used to detect protein in urine, an early sign of kidney disease, and allow you to seek treatment.

Who Should Take a Urinalysis Test?

Everyone should have a urinalysis test as a child and then periodically as an adult at the very least.

It is even more important for those with and increased risk for kidney disease to test regularly for protein in their urine. The people at risk are those who:

• Have high blood pressure.
• Are an older adult.
• Have diabetes.
• Have a family history of chronic kidney disease.
• Are Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander or Native.

A urinalysis test is also commonly used by pregnant women, children, the elderly and others.

What can a Urinalysis Test Detect?

A urinalysis test strip can detect many different parameters according to the type. Some commonly detected parameters include:

• Protein - a building block in your body. Protein can leak into your urine when your kidneys are damaged. Persistent detection of protein in your urine suggests that the kidney’s filtering units have been damaged by chronic kidney disease.
• Glucose - a type of sugar. This is usually a sign of diabetes. In children, sugar in the urine may sometimes be related to a disorder that affects growth and development.
• pH - measure of the acidity of urine. An abnormal pH may be a sign of kidney stones, urinary infections, chronic kidney disease or certain disorders that affect growth and development in children.
• Bilirubin - a waste product created from the breakdown of old red blood cells. Normally, it is removed from the blood by the liver and becomes part of bile. Presence in urine maya sign of a liver disease.

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