Urine Transparency (UCI)

The urine transparency test refers to artificially dividing the urine into three sections in one continuous urination, which are respectively contained in three glass containers and directly observed by the naked eye and microscopically. It is used to assist in the diagnosis of diseases in different parts of the urinary tract and is also used to assess the body's salt excretion. Adapted to healthy human examination, abnormal urine turbidity, and urinary discomfort or urinary tract infection. Basic Information Specialist classification: urinary examination classification: urine / kidney function test Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: not fasting Tips: Fresh morning urine should be used as much as possible. The urine that is randomly selected is preferably mid-stage urine. Women should avoid menstruation when taking urine specimens and should prevent vaginal secretions from mixing into the urine. Normal value 1. Normal fresh urine is clear and transparent at the beginning of removal. After a period of time, due to pH change or temperature change, the urine will precipitate and become turbid, or a small amount of micro-floc-like precipitate can be seen, and female urine is more obvious. 2, the turbidity of normal urine turbid alkaline urine, mainly due to precipitation of phosphate, carbonate precipitation, if acid or heating, turbidity disappears. If there is urate in the acidic urine, a reddish precipitate can be precipitated after standing, and it can be dissolved when heated to add alkali. Clinical significance 1, extremely clear and transparent found in chronic renal insufficiency and other polyuria; washing watery turbidity found in hematuria; gray-white cloud-like precipitate found in pyuria; cloud-like but no precipitation found in bacteriuria; white turbidity found in fat urine or chyluria. 2. When the urine is turbid at the beginning of discharge, it is morbid, suggesting that the urine may contain white blood cells, red blood cells, pus cells, epithelial cells and mucus filaments. The turbidity changes little after heating and acid addition; the urine contains fat. The ball is like chyluria, the fat globule can be detected under the microscope, and the ether can be dissolved by adding ether (the milky white urine becomes clear). 3, combined with urine three cup test, the first cup of turbidity, the second and third cups are transparent in urethritis; the first and second cups are transparent, the third cup is turbid, found in prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis; three cups are turbid, see later Infection of the urethra, bladder or kidney. Precautions Note when checking: 1. Try to use fresh morning urine when doing this test. The urine that is randomly selected is preferably mid-stage urine. 2, women should avoid the menstrual period when taking urine specimens, should prevent vaginal secretions mixed into the urine, middle-stage urine is appropriate. 3. Use a clean and dry container for urine. It is better to use disposable urine cups and urine tubes provided by the hospital. The amount of urine used for routine testing should be about 10 ml and sent for inspection as soon as possible. Inspection process Inspection method: urine test. Not suitable for the crowd Menstrual women. Adverse reactions and risks no.

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