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appearance of urine

Reference interval: - clear Clinical significance: 1) turbid: phosphate, urate, RBC, WBC 2) foam: protein (white), bilirubin (yellow) 3) white: chile, phosphate, pus, elephantiasis 4) yellow: urochrome 5) blue green: methylene blue, Pseudomonas 6) orange-red: bile, beets, pyridium, rifampin 7) red-brown: hemoglobin, myoglobin, levodopa 8) yellow which turn red: PAS

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appearance of body fluid urine chemistry test

References

  1. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 620
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 14, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2006
  3. Simerville JA, Maxted WC, Pahira JJ. Urinalysis: a comprehensive review. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Mar 15;71(6):1153-62. Review. PMID: 15791892
  4. Panel of 22 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 20350
  5. Atalla AS, Palka J 12 Causes of Discolored Urine. Medscape. Nov 15, 2017 https://reference.medscape.com/slideshow/discolored-urine-6008332

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urinalysis (UA)