Friday, February, 10, 2012

Urinalysis

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Alternative Names

Urine appearance and color; Routine urine test


What the risks are

There are no risks.


Special considerations

If a home test is used, the person reading the results must be able to distinguish between different colors, since the results are interpreted using a color chart.



Review Date: 02/01/2011
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)