What is the aau test?

Answer 1

UA stands for urinalysis. A UA test is the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine.

Many measurements and tests can be included in an UA. Some standard tests include:

• specific gravity (SpGr) - measures the dilution or concentration of urine
• pH - measure of how acidic or alkaline the urine is
• glucose - chemical test used to detect sugar in the urine, this aids in screening for Diabetes
• albumin (alb) or protein - chemical test used to detect the presence of albumin in the urine
• ketones - chemical test used to detect ketone bodies presence in urine.
  • Positive test - indicates that fats are being used by the body instead of carbohydrates. This occurs during starvation or an uncontrolled diabetic state.
• urine occult blood - chemical test for hidden blood presence in the urine. Bleeding in the kidneys can result in red blood cell hemolysis, causing a positive urine occult blood test.
• bilirubin - chemical test used to detect bilirubin in the urine. This is seen in gallbladder and liver disease.
• urobilinogen - chemical test used to detect bile pigment in the urine. Increased amounts are also seen in gallbladder and liver disease.
• nitrite - chemical test to determine the presence of bacteria in the urine
• microscopic findings - identifies microscopic abnormal constituents in the urine, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, casts, etc.