What is the clinical significance of the urine routine items

Urine routine generally includes urine occult blood, urine protein, urine white blood cells, urine specific gravity, urine bile, urine bilirubin, urine ketone bodies, urine glucose and other items, each of which has a different clinical significance. Positive urinary occult blood suggests glomerulonephritis, urinary tract infections, urinary stones, urinary tract tumors and other diseases. It may also be caused by physiological factors such as strenuous exercise, etc. Further examination is needed to clarify the cause of the disease, and treatment for the cause of the disease. Positive urine protein suggests glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome and other diseases, may also be caused by physiological factors, such as eating a lot of protein, etc., you can do a 24-hour urine protein quantification, renal function tests to clarify the diagnosis. Positive urine leukocytes are mostly suggestive of urinary tract infections, patients will have symptoms of urinary frequency, urinary urgency, urinary pain. Patients can be given levofloxacin, cefixime, cefuroxime sodium and other antibiotics anti-infection treatment. Urine specific gravity mainly checks the concentration function of renal tubules and can help diagnose renal tubular diseases. Positive urobilinogen and urobilirubin suggests the possible presence of hepatobiliary system diseases, and further examination is needed to clarify the diagnosis. Positive urine glucose and ketone body, generally consider that the patient suffers from diabetes mellitus, or patients with diabetic ketoacidosis, need to go to the endocrinology department of the hospital for further clarification of diagnosis and treatment. Urine routine items are numerous, each item has a different clinical significance, if the urine routine abnormalities, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of a physician to clarify the diagnosis and active treatment.