Urinalysis Test - More Information

The urinalysis test, sometimes known as a urine test or a UA test, is a commonly run generic urine screening test that checks for various markers in the urine. Important markers checked in the UA lab test include the color, appearance, specific gravity, pH, glucose, bilirubin, ketones, occult blood, protein, nitrite, leukocyte esterase and WBC.

A urinalysis test report offers interesting information about one's overall health status. The color, appearance and specific gravity components help assess for dehydration. Glucose and ketones will primarily screen for diabetes. Occult blood and protein in the urine test may signify underlying kidney damage. The nitrite, leukocyte esterase and WBC levels is suggesting of a urinary tract infection. An abnormal specific gravity, pH, or ketones is suggestive of dehydration. Abnormal bilirubin or urobilinogen levels are suggestive of a liver problem. Given its numerous components, the urinalysis lab test is a helpful, low cost test to screen for numerous conditions.

This urine lab test does not screen for drugs. Other drug tests are more suitable options for urine drug testing. This urinalysis test is designed for general screening and not to look for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The urine pain panel or the STD test panel when concerned about a sexually transmitted infection.

To get a urinalysis test near you, just order online and get your urinalysis test done at the Quest Diagnostics lab. Once your urinalysis lab report is ready, it will be available for download. The urine levels of markers in this test are reported as numbers which can be compared against the reference ranges provided by the lab.

The urinalysis lab test snaps a helpful picture of one's overall health status and, as a result, is frequently ordered in conjunction with the CBC test and the CMP test. Procedurally, a UA test is easily performed as it simply requires a standard urine sample.