Normally there is no protein detectable on a urinalysis strip. Protein can indicate kidney damage, blood in the urine, or an infection. Up to 10% of children can have protein in their urine. Certain diseases require the use of a special, more sensitive (and more expensive) test for protein called a microalbumin test. A microalbumin test is very useful in screening for early damage to the kidneys from Diabetes, for instance.
"Occult blood" simply means "hidden" blood; blood that is not visible, but is still present. Normally there is no blood in the urine. Blood can indicate an infection, kidney stones, trauma, or bleeding from a bladder or kidney tumor. The technician may indicate whether it is hemolyzed (disolved blood) or non-hemolyzed (intact red blood cells). Rarely, muscle injury can cause myoglobin to appear in the urine which also causes the reagent pad to falsely indicate blood.
Normally there is no protein detectable on a urinalysis strip. Protein can indicate kidney damage, blood in the urine, or an infection. Up to 10% of children can have protein in their urine. Certain diseases require the use of a special, more sensitive (and more expensive) test for protein called a microalbumin test. A microalbumin test is very useful in screening for early damage to the kidneys from diabetes, for instance.
"Occult blood" simply means "hidden" blood; blood that is not visible, but is still present. Normally there is no blood in the urine. Blood can indicate an infection, kidney stones, trauma, or bleeding from a bladder or kidney tumor. The technician may indicate whether it is hemolyzed (disolved blood) or non-hemolyzed (intact red blood cells). Rarely, muscle injury can cause myoglobin to appear in the urine which also causes the reagent pad to falsely indicate blood
Occult blood indicates the presence of red blood cells which are normally not seen in urine. This usually indicates either physical trauma to the spleen or lower abdomen, or urinary tract infections which allow the passage of these cellular elements. Note that taking anticoagulants like Coumadin Amy also cause this.
The trace of occult blood in ones urine means there is a presence of red blood cells, which is not supposed to be in urine. Having occult blood in urine could be a sign of some puncture to the spleen or the lower abdomen. Also having occult blood in ones urine could be caused by a urinary tract infection and needs to be seen by a professional doctor.
There are many causes of hematuria (passing of blood in urine) depending on the age of the patient. In children usual causes are glomerulonephritis, stone in urinary tract and infections.
Hematuria is blood in the urine. Gross hematuria is visible blood in the urine.
Means you need to see a doctor. It could mean a problem (like infection) with your kidney, bladder, urethra, ureter..or passing a stone...
Blood in the urine may indicate bleeding from diseased or obstructed kidneys, bladder, or ureters
Seen blood
Microscopic hematuria is the medical term meaning occult blood in urine. If the blood is obvious to the naked eye, it's called gross hematuria.
A kidney stone ; see related link .
Yes.
They do a blood or urine test to find the hormones that indicate you are pregnant
Yes, they can perform urinary reagent strip test, fecal occult blood, ovulation and pregnancy test, Erthrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), blood glucose, spun mircohematocrit, hemoglobin, cholesterol, streptocaoccal, and gastric occult blood.
Blood that occurs in such minute quantities that it can be recognized only with a microscope, is considered "Occult Blood".The term "Occult" meaning "Hidden".Healthy people often have only a few crystals in their urine. A large number of crystals, or certain types of crystals, may mean kidney stones are present or there is a problem with how the body is using food.
Blood and urine tests done at the onset of an attack show whether there are elevated or depressed levels of potassium.
Just 'white blood cells' - could maybe indicate an infection.
An abnormally high blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level may indicate damage to the kidneys and a decreased ability to properly remove nitrogenous waste from the blood in your urine.
If no bacteria are present in the urine, a high red and while cell count probably indicates a kidney stone. Blood is leaking into the urine from the kidneys, and blood contains blood cells.
The medical term for the presence of blood in urine is hematuria. Traces of blood in your urine could indicate a urinary tract infection, a kidney infection, an enlarged prostate or kidney disease. Other causes may be kidney or bladder stones, injury due to over exertion during exercise or cancer.
Low clearance values for creatinine and urea indicate a diminished ability of the kidneys to filter these waste products from the blood and to excrete them in the urine.