A clean catch urine sample or specimen is one of the least invasive procedures for a urine culture or urinalysis. The clean catch method aims to prevent bacteria from the skin of the penis or vagina ...

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 ...

The pH scale is used to measure the acidity of a fluid. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral, whereas a pH result below 7 is acidic and above 7 is alkaline. Urine has the widest ...

This summary reviews suprapubic bladder aspiration in children, both with and without the use of ultrasound guidance. Familiarity with this procedure is important when neither a clean-catch urine ...

Rob Eley received funding from Emergency Medicine Foundation for the study. Michael Sinnott receives funding from Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation Affiliations - I am co-founder of ...

A urine cytology test looks at the cells in your urine under a microscope. It can help your doctor diagnose some forms of urinary tract cancer. You may need one if you've had blood in your urine.

Diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young children based on a two-step clinical rule of symptoms and signs yields greater accuracy than a clinical diagnosis on its own, according to a study ...

Credit: Shutterstock. Appropriate diagnosis was defined as confirmed UTI which included: pyuria, a positive urine culture, and lower urinary tract symptoms. This article is written live from ID Week ...

A urine protein test measures the amount of protein in a urine sample. A doctor may suggest this test to help evaluate and monitor kidney function and potentially detect kidney damage. The kidneys ...