Table 3.
Dipstick urine analysis of the different affections of kidney.
| Test | Renal affections | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “End-stage” kidneys | Hydronephrosis | Renomegaly | Nephritis | Nephrolithiasis | Nephrocalcinosis | Renal cyst | |
| Colour | Clear | Brownish red | Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear | Straw coloured |
| Specific gravity | 1.007–1.012 | ≥1.030 | 1.012 | 1.014 | 1.013 | 1.016 | 1.021 |
| pH | 6.9–7.8 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| Protein (mg/L) | 150–300 | 100 | 225 | 100 | 250 | 200 | −ve |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 200–350 | 100 mg/dL | 75 | 50 | 225 | 25 | −ve |
| Ketone | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| Bilirubin | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| Blood | Negative | 50 RBCs/μL | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| Urobilinogen | Negative | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |