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Urinary System Assessment Techniques
Health Occupations
Primary Methods
Urinalysis
Radiography
Cystoscopy
Radiography
using an x-ray to view the kidney
Sometimes using a dye to view kidney function
Cystoscopy
The use of a scope to examine the bladder
Urinalysis
Testing urine gives information about
carbohydrate metabolism and liver or kidney function
shows the acid-base balance can reveal if client has urinary tract
infection
Urinalysis Cont’d
Can be done with tablets, or chemical strips
Some urine tests can be done for presence of drugs, toxic
environmental substances,
or infections
Characteristics of Urine
Copy Table 24-2 p. 785 Read on pg. 787 (procedure 24E3) to pg. 792
(to Pregnancy test).