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Understanding Hydration

Understanding Hydration

December 7, 2023

Microalbumin in urine

Microalbumin in urine

December 1, 2023

Hydration Test - Specific Gravity of Urine

Hydration Test - Specific Gravity of Urine

Rebekah Kuschmider

November 21, 2023

Microsteps: Small Behavioral Changes to a Healthier and Happier You

Microsteps: Small Behavioral Changes to a Healthier and Happier You

November 9, 2023

UTI Testing & Antibiotic Overuse

UTI Testing & Antibiotic Overuse

Dr. Mara Holton and Kathleen Mackey

November 9, 2023

Urinalysis

Welcome to our comprehensive blog category on Urinalysis, where we bring you a collection of informative articles covering various aspects of this essential diagnostic tool, providing valuable insights and expert guidance on analyzing and interpreting urine samples for a deeper understanding of one's health.

Blood in Urine and Its Relationship to Cancer

Blood in Urine and Its Relationship to Cancer

Rebekah Kuschmider

November 3, 2023

Discovering blood in your urine can be distressing. Learn about several types of cancer and other conditions associated with hematuria.

Protein in Urine and Its Relationship to Cancer

Protein in Urine and Its Relationship to Cancer

Nicole Valentine

November 3, 2023

Discover how protein in urine is sometimes associated with cancer, including the types of cancers potentially indicated by proteinuria.

Microalbumin in urine

Microalbumin in urine

October 31, 2023

Microalbumin in urine occurs when the kidneys do not filter blood properly. Learn about the urine microalbumin normal range and testing for microalbuminuria.

Hydration Test - Specific Gravity of Urine

Hydration Test - Specific Gravity of Urine

Rebekah Kuschmider

October 18, 2023

Learn how at-home urine specific gravity test strips can check hydration levels.

Yeast in Urine: What You Need to Know

Yeast in Urine: What You Need to Know

Rebekah Kuschmider

August 21, 2023

Learn everything you need to know about yeast in urine: what it means, how to test for it, and how it's treated.

24-Hour Urine Protein Test

24-Hour Urine Protein Test

Learn all about the 24-hour urine protein test: what it is, why it's important, and how to perform one at home.

Preeclampsia and Protein in Urine

Preeclampsia and Protein in Urine

Protein in urine during pregnancy is a symptom of a serious condition called preeclampsia. Learn how to treat preeclampsia and detect it at home.

All about over the counter UTI Medicines

All about over the counter UTI Medicines

Rebekah Kuschmider

Learn about over-the-counter medicines for urinary tract infections (UTIs) and how they help with UTI symptoms.

What Is Occult Blood in Urine?

What Is Occult Blood in Urine?

Rebekah Kuschmider

Learn about occult blood in the urine, how to test for it, and what it means for your health.

UTI Home Tests – All You Need To Know

UTI Home Tests – All You Need To Know

Rebekah Kuschmider

Learn how UTI home tests can make it easier to treat urinary tract infections.

UTI spread from your food

UTI spread from your food

Learn everything you need to know about the spread of urinary tract infections through foodborne pathogens and how to minimize your risk of UTIs.

Urinalysis for Pets: How At-Home Urine Testing Can Benefit Your Pet’s Health

Urinalysis for Pets: How At-Home Urine Testing Can Benefit Your Pet’s Health

Tatiana Cromwell

Your pet's urine gives crucial clues to their health. Learn about urinalysis and the diseases it can detect.

Urinalysis for Kids – How At-Home Urine Testing Can Benefit Your Child’s Health

Urinalysis for Kids – How At-Home Urine Testing Can Benefit Your Child’s Health

Elizebeth O’Neill

Testing your child's urine can help detect disorders that may go unnoticed. Easy-to-use home tests help detect diseases and assess treatment efficacy.

Lactobacillus in Urine

Lactobacillus in Urine

Lactobacillus is a key part of your vaginal flora, but it can cause a UTI in case of unusual overgrowth. Read on to learn all you need about lactobacilli in urine.

Mucus in Urine - Should You be Concerned?

Mucus in Urine - Should You be Concerned?

Amanda Kauffman

Mucus in urine can appear as white threads at the bottom of the toilet bowl after you pee. Too much mucus could be a sign of a UTI or another medical condition.

How At-home Protein Urine Test Strips Can Be a Game-Changer for Your Health

How At-home Protein Urine Test Strips Can Be a Game-Changer for Your Health

Protein urine test strips are a powerful tool to help identify, manage, and prevent various health conditions. Learn how at-home urine protein testing can benefit you.

Maintaining Healthy Pregnancies With At-home Urine Test

Maintaining Healthy Pregnancies With At-home Urine Test

Alexis Williams

February 21, 2023

Pregnant women have a urine test completed at every OB-GYN visit. Learn why this test is performed, its benefits, and how at-home urine test strips can help you during pregnancy.

What’s Wrong vs What’s Not Right?

What’s Wrong vs What’s Not Right?

Dr. Todd Frisch

February 16, 2023

Dr. Todd Frisch, the founder of Shape Reclaimed, reflects on transforming personal health with proven methods to prevent and reverse diseases.

The Importance of Urine Protein Test Strips for Nephrotic Syndrome

The Importance of Urine Protein Test Strips for Nephrotic Syndrome

Alexis Williams

February 13, 2023

Learn about nephrotic syndrome, the factors that impact it, and the benefits of regular at-home urine protein tests for managing nephrotic syndrome.

Urinalysis for Fitness and Athletic Success in Competitive Sports

Urinalysis for Fitness and Athletic Success in Competitive Sports

Alexis Williams

February 9, 2023

Top-tiered athletes use urinalysis to monitor and optimize their performance. Learn how urinalysis test strips and their parameters help you increase success in athletics.

Urine Color, Clarity, and Smell – All You Need to Know

Urine Color, Clarity, and Smell – All You Need to Know

February 7, 2023

Urine is a waste product but can give clues to important disorders in your body. The color, clarity, and smell of your urine tell you much about your health.

Protein in Urine During Pregnancy – Symptoms, Test, Treat, and Prevent

Protein in Urine During Pregnancy – Symptoms, Test, Treat, and Prevent

Nicole Valentine

January 27, 2023

Learn about proteinuria during pregnancy and how to test for protein in urine at home using Urinox urine test strips.

All About Glucose in Urine and Urine Glucose Test Strips

All About Glucose in Urine and Urine Glucose Test Strips

January 25, 2023

Glucose in urine or Glycosuria is a sign of diabetes or kidney-related diseases. Learn about glucosuria and how to test at home with urine glucose test strips.

Your guide to Hematuria or Blood in Urine

Your guide to Hematuria or Blood in Urine

Elizebeth O’Neill

January 23, 2023

Blood in the urine can mean many things – While acute episodes may not always cause alarm, recurringly positive results could signify a major disease.

How to Manage Proteinuria

How to Manage Proteinuria

Rebekah Kuschmider

January 17, 2023

Learn about proteinuria and how lifestyle changes can reduce protein in the urine.

UTI Testing - Why Does It Matter?

UTI Testing - Why Does It Matter?

Dr. Mara Holton and Kathleen Mackey

December 12, 2022

There is overwhelming evidence that UTIs and STIs are treated incorrectly more than half of the time; definitive organism identification is crucial in choosing the correct antibiotic or therapy.

Protein in Urine and its Relationship to Kidney Health

Protein in Urine and its Relationship to Kidney Health

December 9, 2022

While many diseases can trigger protein leakage in urine, it usually indicates a kidney problem. Test strips for protein in urine can help you to take preemptive actions to protect the health of your kidneys.

What is Urobilinogen in Urine?

What is Urobilinogen in Urine?

Elizebeth O’Neill

November 25, 2022

Excessive or low urobilinogen in urine is a sign of unhealthy liver; a urobilinogen in urine dipstick test is a convenient, cost-effective way to assess and monitor your liver health.

All About Bilirubin in Urine

All About Bilirubin in Urine

Tatiana Cromwell

November 25, 2022

Bilirubin in urine may indicate a problem in your liver or gallbladder. Monitoring bilirubin levels with at-home tests is an ideal way to avert liver complications.

How Urinalysis Can Help with Liver Health

How Urinalysis Can Help with Liver Health

November 4, 2022

Liver diseases call for urgent medical intervention; urinalysis, using a urine dipstick test, is a gold-standard technique to monitor liver health effectively and quickly.

Understanding the Presence of Nitrite in Urine

Understanding the Presence of Nitrite in Urine

Elizebeth O’Neill

November 3, 2022

A positive nitrite in urine test implies bacteria in urine (bacteriuria) and is a sign of a urinary tract infection. Timely diagnosis through urinalysis helps prevent health complications that untreated UTIs can cause.

What do Leukocytes in Urine mean?

What do Leukocytes in Urine mean?

October 5, 2022

High levels of leukocytes in the urine can suggest inflammation or infection, especially in the urinary tract. Keeping track of leukocytes is an excellent way to know about your health and body’s needs.

What to make of the pH level of urine?

What to make of the pH level of urine?

Brittany Pierce

September 23, 2022

The urine pH test provides insight into how our bodies metabolize our food. In addition, it gives clues about the health of the kidneys and urinary tract. Let's discover what the pH of urine means and what it suggests about our health.

5 Easy Home Remedies for UTI

5 Easy Home Remedies for UTI

Brittany Pierce

September 23, 2022

Cure and mitigate the risks of a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) with these simple, effective, and natural at home remedies.

Acid Base Balance in our Bodies

Acid Base Balance in our Bodies

A disturbance in acid-base equilibrium in the body may indicate underlying diseases or organ damage. Learn how to interpret the acid-base balance in our bodies.

Symptoms of UTIs - Urinary Tract Infections

Symptoms of UTIs - Urinary Tract Infections

Amanda Kauffman

A urinary tract infection is an infection in any part of the urinary system - kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.

How to read a urine dipstick test to detect a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

How to read a urine dipstick test to detect a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

Elizebeth O’Neill

Urinox-10 Urinalysis Test strips by DIAGNOX®, include reagent pads for the analysis of ten parameters including Leukocyte (LEU) and Nitrite (NIT) to assist diagnosis and monitoring of the urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) During Pregnancy

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) During Pregnancy

Tatiana Cromwell

A Urinary Tract Infection, or UTI for short, is an infection in any part of your urinary system. UTIs typically o...

10 Parameter Urinalysis Test at Home

10 Parameter Urinalysis Test at Home

A urinalysis is a test of your urine. By examining urine composition, many disorders, including the health of organs, can be checked. Learn about at-home urinalysis in this blog.

Protein in Urine: Causes and Symptoms

Protein in Urine: Causes and Symptoms

Amanda Kauffman

Protein in the urine or proteinuria can be an early indication of a kidney problem. Learn about common causes and symptoms of proteinuria.