INTERPRETING URINALYSIS AND URINE CULTURE RESULTS Philip Sloane, MD, MPH Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics UNC School of Medicine
INTERPRETING URINALYSIS AND
URINE CULTURE RESULTS
Philip Sloane, MD, MPHProfessor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics
UNC School of Medicine
Interpreting a Urinalysis
Helps identify if patient is hydrated / dehydrated
Marker for common bacterial pathogens *
* E Coli, Klebsiella and Proteus produce nitrite from nitrate.Pseudomonas, enterococci and coagulase negative staphylococci do not.
Marker for white blood cells in the urine
White blood cells
Red blood cells
MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS
DIPSTICK