A urine protein test measures the amount of protein present in urine. Healthy people don’t have a significant amount of protein in their urine. However, protein may be excreted in the urine when the ...

Your body typically uses glucose, or sugar, as its main source of energy. When cells don’t get the glucose they need, the body begins to use fat instead. Burning fat produces ketones, a type of acid ...

A urine concentration test determines how well your kidneys are functioning. The test may be used to test your kidneys’ response to: too much fluid intake (water loading) too little fluid intake ...

Haematuria is the presence of red blood cells in the urine. Haematuria may indicate serious underlying problems such as cancer. There is no clear relationship between the amount of bleeding and the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My question is about microscopic hematuria. I see a rheumatologist for sarcoidosis. In February 2018, I had various lab tests, including a urinalysis. That test and several since then ...

Can you please give an overview of the £225 urine test MDxHealth developed to diagnose prostate cancer? How does the test work? This test, which we have branded SelectMDx for Prostate Cancer, came ...

Share on Pinterest There are currently no urine tests available to screen for ovarian cancer. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University are working on developing a ...

Urine dipstick alone (without urine microscopy) is an adequate screening test for febrile infants aged 1–90 days with suspected UTI, according to a recent study from researchers in Salt Lake City, ...

Urinalysis forms an integral part of the detection and management of several disorders, ranging from urinary tract infections to diabetes. However, the frequent need for manual intervention can ...