Urine Analysis: Urine analysis is the most important medical analysis because it is a strong indicator in the diagnosis and follow-up of many diseases such as diseases of the liver, kidneys and sugary, and is easy to conduct and low costs.
Urine analysis is divided into three main tests:
1. Physical examination of urine
2. Chemical Examination
3. Microscopic Examination
The main reasons for performing urine analysis are as follows:
Public health assessment of the human body: Urine analysis is a routine analysis performed periodically to ensure the general health of our bodies.
- Urine is analyzed in pregnancy.
- And before any surgery for the patient.
Diagnosis of diseases: Urine analysis is performed when complaining of certain symptoms such as abdominal, back pain, urination, and presence of blood in the urine. The treating physician asks the patient to perform urine analysis to help diagnose the cause of the disease.
Disease Follow-up:
When there is a particular disease, such as kidney or urinary tract infections, the doctor asks
The patient should perform urine analysis periodically to ensure the effectiveness of treatment and non-need
For recurrence or change and also helps in studying the development of the disease.
Urine samples used in urine analysis are divided into two types:
1. Random urine sample:
- We take 10 – 20 ml of urine and prefer the mid – urine sample. It is preferable to use a wide opening to make it easier for the patient to collect the urine sample.
- The container must be completely free from any water because the water causes the breakdown of blood cells.
- As far as possible, the urine sample should be in the early morning as it contains a concentration of sediments.
2. Assembling urine sample for 24 hours: A urine collection is required for 24 hours in the case of quantification of certain substances such as calcium, magnesium, phosphates, sodium, chloride and some hormones such as cortisone and some proteins such as creatinine. In most cases, urine volume should be recorded.
Tools for sample collection:
1. A special bowl for collecting urine with a lid
2. Incomplete or urinal urinal
3. Non-sterile disposable glove
Steps to collect the urine sample from the patient is unable to move:
1. Inform the patient about the purpose of the sample to gain trust and cooperate with us.
2. Help him collect the sample and deliver the urinal and put it to the patient and then clean the urinary incontinence before
Get the sample.
3. Take into consideration that the urine is not mixed with any pollution such as the brazzo and paper.
4. The nurse assesses the properties and quantity of urine.
5. The sample should be placed in the container with the lid tight to prevent urine leakage and contamination
The ocean place.
6. Take off the glove and wash the hands.
7. Paste the special evidence sheet onto the sample and send it with a request to conduct the analysis and analysis.
In some difficult cases, the doctor uses the urinary catheter to be inserted from a hole
Urine to reach the bladder and obtain the appropriate sample for analysis.
8. In the case of collection of urine for 24 hours we give instructions to the patient that it will be collected
Sample a 24-hour sample and guide to the pot to place the urine.
9. For the disease or nurse, record the sample collection time until the end of the prescribed period
It is kept in a special bottle.
10. Keep the sample in the refrigerator to prevent bacterial analysis.
Steps to collect urine sample at home:
1. The urinary incontinence is added.
2. Begin to urinate in the bathroom and then urinate in a sterile container.
3. Peeing in the bathroom is completed again.
4. Then the urine sample collected in the middle of urination.
5. The sample is sent to the laboratory immediately.
6. If not sent to the laboratory, it should be kept in the refrigerator for less than 24 hours.