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What equipment do you need? Alcohol gel
Gloves
Apron
Dipsticks
Urine sample
Paper towels
What does straw-coloured urine This is normal!
indicate?
What does dark concentrated urine Suggests the individual is dehydrated
indicate?
What does red urine indicate? Can be caused by the presence of blood in the urine
(macroscopic haematuria), porphyria (group of
disorders that result from build up of porphyrin and
this is essential for the function of haemaglobin),
drugs such as rifampicin and certain foods (e.g.
beetroot)
What does brown urine indicate? Can be caused by the presence of bile pigments (e.g.
jaundice) or myoglobin (e.g. rhabdomyolysis)
Some antimalarial medication, such as chloroquine
What does clear urine suggest? This is normal!
What does cloudy urine with sediment UTI, renal stones, high protein content (e.g. nephrotic
suggest? syndrome)