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Urinalysis (cont.)

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urinalysis, urine test, UA, urine dipstick, urine glucose, urine ketones, red blood cells in urine, white blood cells in urine, proteinuria, hematuria, blood in urine, protein in urine, urinalysis procedure, casts in urine, crystals in urine, UTI tests, bacteria in the urine, urine test results, urinalysis interpretation values,  leukocytes, drug testing, urinary tract infection, false positive, elevated bilirubin, lab results of urinalysis, hemoglobin

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Author: Saimak T. Nabili, MD, MPH

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD


Last Editorial Review: 1/13/2009

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