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Urine Test

Test Overview

A urine test checks different components of urine, a waste product made by the kidneys. It checks the color, clarity (clear or cloudy), odor, concentration, and acidity (pH) of your urine. It also checks your levels of protein, sugar, blood cells, or other substances in your urine.

A urine test may be done to help find the cause of symptoms. The test can give information about your health and problems you may have.

The kidneys, Opens dialog take out waste material, minerals, fluids, and other substances from the blood to be passed in the urine. Urine has hundreds of different body wastes. What you eat and drink, how much you exercise, and how well your kidneys work can affect what is in your urine.

More than 100 different tests can be done on urine.

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