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Reference ranges for urine tests

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Reference ranges for urine tests are described below:

Measurement Lower limit Upper limit Unit
Urinary specific gravity 1.003 [1][2] 1.030[1][2] g/mL
Urobilinogen 0.2[2] 1.0 [2] Ehrlich units or mg/dL
Free catecholamines, dopamine 90 [3] 420 [3] μg/d
Red blood cells (RBCs) 0[4][2] 2[2] - 3[4] per High Power Field (HPF)
RBC casts n/a 0 / negative[2]
White blood cells (WBCs) 0[2] 2[2]
pH 5[2] 7[2] (unitless)
Protein 0 trace amounts[2]
Glucose n/a 0 / negative[2]
Ketones n/a 0 / negative[2]
Bilirubin n/a 0 / negative[2]
Blood n/a 0 / negative[2]
Nitrite n/a 0 / negative[2]
Leukocytes n/a 0 / negative[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Simerville JA, Maxted WC, Pahira JJ (March 2005). "Urinalysis: a comprehensive review". American Family Physician. 71 (6): 1153–62. PMID 15791892.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Normal Reference Range Table from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Used in Interactive Case Study Companion to Pathologic basis of disease.
  3. ^ a b "University of Colorado Laboratory Reference Ranges". Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  4. ^ a b "medical.history.interview: Lab Values". Retrieved 2008-10-21.