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Default What does urine actually tell a doctor about you? - 12-17-2008, 09:22 AM

I did a urine test yesterday and I am just curious what medical importance urine has to a doctor.Please don't post any rude comments.
   
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Default 12-21-2008, 04:46 AM

urinary tract infections, bacteria, kidneys, and drugs in your system.
   
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Default 12-26-2008, 05:37 PM

I know from being drug tested that your urine contains traces of most foreign substances you may have ingested. Of course, the amount of time it stays in your system varies from drug to drug. They can also determine your age, immune status (white pee= hydrated, yellow = dehydrated), and I believe, though I'm not sure, that STDs can be detected through urine tests... sometimes.
   
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Default 12-29-2008, 10:47 PM

all these answers are right, i just wanted to add it's not your doctor that tests it though, its a pathologist.
   
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Default 01-12-2009, 05:41 PM

Lots of things -urinary tract infections, they use it to check kidney function and many other things.
   
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Default 02-22-2009, 10:25 AM

Blood - urinalysis can test for levels of blood in the urine that are too small to see. Blood in the urine can be a sign of kidney disease, bladder problems, burns, trauma, hemolytic anemia, etcPhosphate - high levels of this mineral in urine can indicate hyperparathyroidism, osteomalacia, certain kidney diseases, vitamin D deficiency.Potassium - a good measure of fluid/electrolyte balance. Increased in metabolic acidosis, dehydration, aldosteronism, renal tubular necrosis. Decreased in Addison's disease, acute kidney failure.Protein AKA albumin - increased in kidney trauma, hyperthyroidism, diabetes-related kidney disease, lupus.Sodium - a good measure of fluid/electrolyte balance. Increased in dehydration, ketoacidosis. Decreased in congestive heart failure, kidney failure, diarrhea, aldosteronism.Glycouria - the presence of excess sugar in the urine is a sign of diabetes.The color, odor, and volume of urine is also evaluated by doctors and lab techs in the diagnosis of disease.
   
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Default 06-13-2009, 09:07 PM

can find cancer,heart problems,sugar in the blood stream,even though it's Urine
   
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